Food service

McDonald's in Belgium.

137 restaurants recorded across 11 provinces. 57.2 % of the population lives within 5 kilometres of one of them.

restaurants recorded

137

#30 network in the country by reach

Coverage within 5 km

57.2 %

of the country population

Coverage within 10 km

87.9 %

of the country population

Density

1.16

per 100,000 inhabitants

Cross-border comparison

McDonald's either side of the border .

Two networks of incomparable size only compare at equal population. Brought back to 100,000 inhabitants, the counts become readable side by side — and the gap points either to room for development or to saturation.

Belgium

1.16

restaurants / 100,000 inhab.

137 restaurants for 11,787,187 inhabitants

France

2.74

restaurants / 100,000 inhab.

1,834 restaurants for 66,964,453 inhabitants

Gap

-58 %

density in Belgium vs France

The network is less dense in Belgium than in France. At French density it would count 323 restaurants.

provinces

Where McDonald's actually stands .

The index compares the network's density in the province with its national density: above 100, the brand is over-represented there relative to its own average.

province Locations No. Share Index

Hainaut

20 14.6 % 126

Antwerp

19 13.9 % 88

East Flanders

17 12.4 % 94

Limburg

15 10.9 % 144

West Flanders

15 10.9 % 98

Liège

13 9.5 % 98

Flemish Brabant

13 9.5 % 96

Namur

9 6.6 % 149

Brussels-Capital

8 5.8 % 55

Walloon Brabant

5 3.6 % 103

Luxembourg

3 2.2 % 87

Food service

Other networks in the same sector .

Domino's Pizza

117 restaurants · 52.9 % within 5 km

Pizza Hut

139 restaurants · 51.3 % within 5 km

Burger King

63 restaurants · 38.7 % within 5 km

Starbucks

73 restaurants · 32.2 % within 5 km

Subway

13 restaurants · 17.3 % within 5 km

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Reading the figures

The 137 restaurants are a record drawn from Foursquare Open Places, not a count published by the brand — this country has not been calibrated yet — its recorded counts have not been confronted with the network sizes brands publish.

The reach indicators — coverage, index by province — are robust to that bias: they measure a distance and a population, which a location described twice does not move. Recorded 23 August 2026.

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Frequently asked questions about McDonald's in Belgium

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How many restaurants does McDonald's have in Belgium?

The record of 23 August 2026 identifies 137 McDonald's restaurants in Belgium, across 11 provinces. This is a record, not an official count: this country has not been calibrated yet — its recorded counts have not been confronted with the network sizes brands publish. The figure serves to compare networks rather than to count stores.

What share of Belgium does McDonald's reach?

57.2 % of the population lives within 5 kilometres of a McDonald's, and 87.9 % within 10 kilometres. Coverage counts each population cell once, however many locations reach it, which makes it insensitive to the double-counting that affects raw location totals.

Is McDonald's denser in Belgium or in France?

Per 100,000 inhabitants, McDonald's has 1.16 restaurants in Belgium against 2.74 in France — a density 58 % lower. Both records come from the same source and the same method, which is the condition for the gap to mean anything.

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