Editing Leuven (section)

==Demographics==
As of 1 January 2024, the population of Leuven was 104,009. The [[arrondissement of Leuven]] counted 527,443 in January 2024.

The city itself is made up out of the centre of Leuven (30,313), [[Kessel-Lo]] (29,147), [[Heverlee]] (22,521), [[Wilsele]] (9,786) and [[Wijgmaal]] (3,592).

===Student population===
Leuven has a large international student population, mainly concentrated around the city centre. The [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven]] ([[KU Leuven]]; University of Leuven) has three campuses in the city, with a total of more than 50,000 students as of June 2024.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=17 June 2024 |title=Aantal studenten |url=https://www.kuleuven.be/prodstudinfo/50000050/dash.html |access-date=18 June 2024 |website=KU Leuven}}</ref> It is the oldest Catholic university still in existence in the world, and the largest university in Belgium. There are also a number of ''[[hogescholen]]'' (universities of applied sciences), such as the UC Leuven-Limburg (UCLL).