Liège: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Liège: Net taxable income averaged €19,002 per resident in Liège in income year 2023, 19% below the Belgian average of €23,352; that was the 3rd lowest of the 8 largest Belgian cities.
• Health in Liège: The infant mortality rate was 4667.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
• Poverty and living standards in Liège: 13.2% of the tax returns filed in Liège for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 3rd highest share of the 8 largest Belgian cities (Belgium: 7.1%).
• Government budget and revenue in Liège: Personal income tax assessed on the 2023 incomes of Liège totalled 775 million euros, or €3,956 per resident, the 3rd lowest of the 8 largest Belgian cities (Belgium: €5,342).
• Government and politics in Liège: PS topped the Walloon Parliament vote in Liège on 9 June 2024 with 26.4% of valid list votes, ahead of MR (20.5%) and PTB (19.4%).

More figures

• 80% of people in Liège were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Who runs Liège?

In Belgium, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Municipal council elected for six years (last October 2024); mayor (bourgmestre/burgemeester) formally appointed by the region from the elected councillors. Local roads, civil status, local police (in police zones), social welfare centres (CPAS/OCMW), primary schools, planning.

How local power works in Belgium

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

• Bruxelles 1,253,178
• Antwerpen 541,122

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Sources

• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
• FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate: Elections of 9 June 2024: official results by commune (Flemish, Walloon and Brussels parliaments, Chamber and European Parliament), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 df4c8c932aff…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
• Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Fiscal statistics on income subject to personal income tax, by municipality of residence, income years 2005-2023 (TF_PSNL_INC_TAX_MUNTY), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5ff459c06f5f…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
• Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Equivalent administrative disposable income and administrative risk of poverty by municipality, income years 2015-2023 (DataLab), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8fd608fc02ca…)
• Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Real estate sales according to the nature of the property in the deed of sale, by municipality, arrondissement, province and region, 2010-2026, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd4fa1121df7…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)

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