What is the population of Brussels?

The population of Brussels is 185,103.

Where is Brussels located?

Brussels is located at latitude 50.8465974826927 and longitude 4.35277462005615. It is in Belgium.

What time zone is Brussels in?

Brussels is in the Europe/Brussels time zone.

How has the population of Brussels changed?

The population of Brussels has increased from 176,545 (2017) to 185,103 (2020), a change of 4.8%.

Brussels, Brussels Capital

Brussels: Located in the central part of Belgium, this city serves as the country's capital and is a major European center.

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Quick Facts about Brussels

Population	185,103
Country	Belgium
State	Brussels Capital (Belgium)
County	Bruxelles-Capitale
Different from	Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region
Postal code	1130, 1120, 1060, 1050, 1030, 1040, 1020, 1000
Phone Area Codes	02
Official name	Ville de Bruxelles, Stad Brussel
Has part	European Quarter, Pentagon, north extension of Brussels, south extension of Brussels, Haren, Neder-Over-Heembeek, Laeken
Continent	Europe
Annual number of weddings	693
Latitude & Longitude	50.8466,4.3528
Patron saint	Michael the Archangel
Named for	home, marsh
Official language	Dutch, French
Altitude	230 feet / 70 meters
Capital city	Brussels is capital of Flemish Region, Brussels-Capital Region, Province of Brabant, Austrian Netherlands, United States of Belgium, Flemish Community, Belgium, Dyle, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, French Community of Belgium, European Union, South Brabant, Flanders, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands
Time Zone	UTC+01:00
Local time	18:13:10 (23rd September 2026)

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Geography

Brussels is located at 50°50'48"N 4°21'10"E (50.8465974826927, 4.35277462005615). It has 7 neighbors: Yet, Zaventem, Wemmel, Vilvoorde, Machelen, Grimbergen and Saint Gilles.

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Amsterdam
Atlanta
Beijing (1994 )
Berlin (1992 )
Brasília
Brussels
Gabicce Mare
Kyiv (1997 )
Lagos
Ljubljana
Macau
Madrid
Montreal
Moscow
Prague
Sofia
Tirana
Vilnius
Washington, D.C.

Brussels has 7 neighbours.

Yet municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.
Zaventem municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Wemmel municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Vilvoorde city in Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Machelen municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Grimbergen municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Saint-Gilles municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2017	176,545	-	census
2018	179,277	1.55%	census
2020	185,103	3.25%	census

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