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Province · closed 24/04/2026

Limburg

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54 667provisional

+6,9 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (51 145)

2025: first publication (closed 24/04/2026), provisional figures. Late reports are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards. The 2025/2024 change may therefore overstate the fall. Learn more

60,41 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 904 919 on 1/1/2025)

Source: rapport_2025_trim4_prov_Limburg_fr.pdf · 158 pages

Local executive

  • Governor: Jos Lantmeeters - appointed, not elected

    Since 02/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)

  • Majority of the deputatie: cd&v / Anders / N-VA

    Derived from the lists of the executive members · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)

Next elections: municipal and provincial elections: 13/10/2030 · regional, federal and European elections: 2029.

Profile

Official sources (Statbel), edition shown on each line. Counts: somme des communes de la province (sums, not an average of percentages).

Population on 1 January 2026
908 582

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
12,3 %111 603 out of 908 582
2010 : 9,1 % · 2026 : 12,3 %The vertical axis does not start at 0.
Annual series
1 JanuaryForeign nationalsShare
201076 1269,1 %
201178 3619,3 %
201280 1019,4 %
201380 7609,5 %
201480 9019,4 %
201582 6699,6 %
201684 3569,8 %
201786 2329,9 %
201888 30310,1 %
201990 62610,4 %
202092 32310,5 %
202194 41610,7 %
202296 97110,9 %
2023103 97311,6 %
2024106 87211,9 %
2025109 59612,1 %
2026111 60312,3 %

Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026

Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
  • Neighbouring countries*5,7 %(52 035)
  • EU27 excluding neighbouring countries2,6 %(23 447)
  • Non-EU274,0 %(36 121)

* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).

Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population

Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
  • Belgians of Belgian origin66,7 %(605 615)
  • Belgians of foreign origin21,1 %(191 364)
  • Non-Belgians12,3 %(111 603)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Age
  • 0-17 years17,8 %(161 683)
  • 18-64 years58,9 %(534 995)
  • 65 and over23,3 %(211 904)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Area and density

2 427,4 km² · 373 inhab./km²

Statbel, 1/1/2025

Median income per tax return

32 001 €total net taxable income, 532 900 returns

Statbel, income 2023

Definitions
  • « Foreign national » = person with a non-Belgian nationality in the national register, on 1 January. Naturalised Belgians or Belgians of foreign origin are counted as Belgians.
  • Origin (Statbel): based on current nationality, the person's first registered nationality and that of their parents. Official categories: Belgian of Belgian origin, Belgian of foreign origin, non-Belgian.
  • Group of nationality of origin: Statbel grouping into neighbouring countries, EU27 excluding neighbouring countries, and non-EU27; this is not a strict EU / non-EU split (the United Kingdom is classed as a neighbouring country).
  • Merged or renumbered municipalities: no reconstructed series before the date of the new code (same rule as for the reference population).
  • These figures are not cross-referenced with any crime statistics.

Main categories

Click a category to open the annual series (2000, 2015-2025; 2025 provisional).

Category2025prov.Change 2025/20242000
54 667+6,9 %55 434
9 122+1,9 %26 680
6 117+2,8 %4 274
5 898+14,7 %2 097
5 061+29,1 %-
4 990-1,0 %3 531
4 246+7,2 %7 003
2 659+7,9 %902
2 572+10,0 %40
2 508+27,2 %87
2 231+3,0 %2 400
1 677+14,0 %350
1 646-5,2 %642
1 299+0,1 %359
1 021-10,2 %632
904-2,6 %735
829+17,6 %885
811+19,4 %1 447
776-7,5 %1 219
578-12,8 %30
434+11,0 %31
374-2,1 %305
304-12,9 %79
282+16,5 %249
222+16,8 %332
171+54,1 %-
112+41,8 %70
107+20,2 %40
88+23,9 %84
81-4,7 %59
37+54,2 %4
23+27,8 %103
18-53,8 %-
12-14,3 %1
10-16,7 %-
9-30,8 %37
4-20,0 %-
4-42,9 %18
1-50,0 %-
1-50,0 %32
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Change 2025/2024: change in 2025 compared with 2024 (e.g. −10 % = 2025 is 10 % lower than 2024, not the reverse).

2025 provisional: first publication. Reports registered late are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards, so the 2025/2024 fall may be overstated.

Source of figures: police crime statistics bulletin, Q4 2025 (closed 24/04/2026). Click a category to show the full available annual series.

Breakdown

PlaceType2025 prov.Change 2025/2024
LimburgDistrict54 667+6,9 %
LIMBURG REGIO HOOFDSTADPolice zone13 182+11,1 %
PZ CARMAPolice zone11 263+2,1 %
HasseltMunicipality8 210+8,5 %
PZ NOORD-LIMBURGPolice zone7 428+7,8 %
GenkMunicipality5 376-1,4 %
PZ LANAKEN/MAASMECHELENPolice zone4 554+7,2 %
PZ BERINGEN/HAM/TESSENDERLOPolice zone4 397+7,1 %
Z GINGELOM/NIEUWERKERKEN/SINT-TRUIDENPolice zone3 934+4,5 %
Sint-TruidenMunicipality3 297+5,1 %
PZ HASPENGOUWPolice zone3 252+3,5 %
MaasmechelenMunicipality3 021+3,4 %
BeringenMunicipality2 863+8,5 %
PZ BILZEN/HOESELT/RIEMSTPolice zone2 786+3,3 %
Tongeren-BorgloonMunicipality2 644+1,7 %
POLITIEZONE MAASLANDPolice zone2 265+22,4 %
Bilzen-HoeseltMunicipality2 032-0,9 %
Houthalen-HelchterenMunicipality1 990+3,8 %
LommelMunicipality1 954-3,5 %
PeltMunicipality1 733+6,4 %
LanakenMunicipality1 533+15,5 %
LeopoldsburgMunicipality1 437+23,7 %
Heusden-ZolderMunicipality1 397+2,0 %
MaaseikMunicipality1 317+21,2 %
ZonhovenMunicipality1 215+10,8 %
DiepenbeekMunicipality1 076+0,7 %
LummenMunicipality1 052+47,8 %
Dilsen-StokkemMunicipality948+24,1 %
PeerMunicipality939+7,4 %
BreeMunicipality934+4,0 %
OudsbergenMunicipality925+10,8 %
BocholtMunicipality832+18,2 %
Hechtel-EkselMunicipality767+24,1 %
RiemstMunicipality754+16,5 %
Herk-de-StadMunicipality650+9,2 %
Hamont-AchelMunicipality598+3,1 %
AlkenMunicipality512+6,0 %
HalenMunicipality467+38,2 %
KinrooiMunicipality451-15,4 %
GingelomMunicipality410+6,5 %
ZutendaalMunicipality384+18,9 %
AsMunicipality371+1,9 %
HeersMunicipality334+12,1 %
WellenMunicipality271+12,4 %
NieuwerkerkenMunicipality227-7,0 %
FouronsMunicipality209+10,6 %
PZ VOERENPolice zone209+10,6 %
HerstappeMunicipality3+50,0 %
Tessenderlo-Ham(incomplete series)Municipality--

Crime types and phenomena, 2025