Total population (persons)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Prov. Antwerpen | 1.643.972 | 1.676.858 | 1.744.862 | 1.773.267 | 1.787.490 | 1.798.605 | 1.806.634 | 1.817.033 | 1.828.927 | 1.838.863 | 1.849.523 |
| Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 1.361.623 | 1.380.072 | 1.432.326 | 1.448.928 | 1.457.428 | 1.463.614 | 1.471.126 | 1.479.049 | 1.489.084 | 1.498.483 | 1.506.232 |
| Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 1.128.774 | 1.138.503 | 1.159.366 | 1.168.002 | 1.172.795 | 1.175.903 | 1.177.935 | 1.180.957 | 1.184.418 | 1.188.407 | 1.192.254 |
| Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 1.014.704 | 1.037.786 | 1.076.924 | 1.088.692 | 1.096.284 | 1.102.907 | 1.108.408 | 1.114.590 | 1.122.600 | 1.130.644 | 1.138.546 |
| Prov. Limburg (BE) | 791.178 | 809.942 | 838.505 | 846.851 | 851.558 | 855.213 | 857.844 | 861.380 | 866.970 | 869.664 | 872.739 |