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Living in Antwerp: what the figures say

Flanders · Antwerp · official figures

In brief

Antwerp has 544,759 inhabitants over 204.5 km², that is 2,664 per km².
Over five years, the municipality gained residents (+3.6%).
Police record 111.7 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is 123% more than a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
Median income: €25,903 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +30% compared with Belgium.
On average, 1,743 hours of sunshine and 853 mm of rain a year (RMI, 1991 to 2020). A typical Belgian municipality: 1,703 h and 837 mm.

Sources: Statbel, Federal Police and OpenStreetMap. Immolytics computes the scores out of 100.

Flanders

Where Antwerp is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

70/100overall score

100/100public transport

40/100schools

77/100shops and services

57/100green space

82/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Antwerp?

Sale prices at the notary in the first half of 2026, all houses together. The median price splits sales in two: half above, half below.

€378,000house, median pricefirst half of 2026, 1,323 sales

€255,000apartment, median pricefirst half of 2026, 3,154 sales

14.6years of income to pay for a house

The full budget to buy in Antwerp The full price page

Who lives here?

544,759Population+3.6 % over five years

2,664Population densityinhabitants per km²

245,014HouseholdsAverage household size : 2.2

23.7 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€25,903Median income+29.5 % National comparison

55,007Enterprises101.0 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 22.1 %

How many offences do the police record here?

The number of offences police recorded, per 1,000 residents.

Offences recorded by the police in 2024

111.7

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Well above median

Antwerp

111.7

Belgian median

50.1

Comparable density

71.2

Figure for Antwerpen, the municipality formed by the 2025 merger: the police no longer publish a separate figure for Antwerp.

This figure counts the offences recorded on the municipality's territory, divided by the number of residents. Towns that receive commuters, shoppers and visitors every day come out higher, because offences against them are counted although they do not live there. It is therefore not a measure of the risk to a resident, which is why we do not give a safety score.

Source: Belgian Federal Police, police crime statistics, offences recorded in 2024 by place of offence. Population: Statbel.

Schools and transport

The schools and stops actually in the municipality.

Schools

School map

Total schools

265

School density

4.9

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten

195

Secondary

Higher education

Source: FASE 2026 (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) and Onderwijs Vlaanderen

Public Transport

Total stops

1233

Transit density

22.6

stops per 10,000 pop.

Train stations

Bus stops

915

Tram stops

307

Source: GTFS Belgium, SNCB, De Lijn, TEC, STIB (CC BY 4.0)

Climate of Antwerp

RMI normals for 1991-2020, each set against the median Belgian municipality.

11.1 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C

1,743 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h

853 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm

133rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134

44frost daysmedian municipality: 51

7days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 9 April, first frost on 12 November; growing season from 13 May to 11 October.

Source: RMI (Royal Meteorological Institute), climate statistics of Belgian municipalities, reference period 1991-2020. RMI sheet for the municipality (PDF, in French)

What about nearby municipalities?

For each one: the median house price and the overall score.

Mechelen€375,00075/100 Turnhout€315,00078/100 Heist-op-den-Berg€367,00067/100 Geel€338,75065/100 Mol€332,28071/100 Brasschaat€501,00066/100

More about Antwerp

Frequently asked questions

Antwerp has 544,759 residents, or 2,664 per km². In five years, the population changed by +3.6% (Statbel).

The federal police recorded 111.7 offences per 1,000 residents here. A typical Belgian municipality has 50.1. The figure covers everything, from bike theft to assault. It describes the whole municipality, not your street.

The median price of all houses is €378,000. For an apartment: €255,000. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, first half of 2026). The 'Buying in Antwerp' page adds registration duties and fees.

The municipality has 265 schools: 195 primary and 70 secondary (Community registers). The full list, school by school, is higher up this page.

Sources: Statbel for population, households, incomes and prices. Federal Police for safety, Community registers for schools. Transport operators' timetables for buses and trains, OpenStreetMap for the scores. These are figures, not an opinion.

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