Brussels metropolitan area

Brussels metropolitan area
Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles
Metropolitan area
Skyline of Brussels
Skyline of Brussels
Brussels (in black) Walloon and Flemish Brabant (in red)
Brussels (in black)
Walloon and Flemish Brabant (in red)
Country Belgium
Largest cityBrussels
Area
 • Metro
3,377 km2 (1,304 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro
2,784,967
 • Metro density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
GDP
 • Metro€200.457 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Brussels agglomeration

The Brussels metropolitan area (known in French as: Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles) is the metropolitan area of Brussels. The metropolitan area covers three regions with an area of 3,377 km2

The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Brussels, Leuven and Vilvoorde.

Area (km2) Population GDP[3]
 Brussels 162 1,235,192 €96.513 billion
 Flemish Brabant 2,118 1,146,175 €63.623 billion
 Walloon Brabant 1,097 403,599 €24.912 billion
Brussels metropolitan area 3,377 2,784,966 €185.048 billion
  1. ^ "Structuur van de bevolking | Statbel".
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
  3. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.