Official Belgian data, explained
Population density by municipality in Belgium (2026)
This page maps Population density for one nationally comparable 2026 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.
Population
What this indicator measures
Registered residents on 1 January. Sector coverage retains explicit ZZZZ residents only in disclosed totals, not in map polygons.
Official Statbel measure for Population.
Density. Registered residents divided by unsimplified official area in km2; component densities are never averaged.
Indicator dossier
Data passport
- Selected reference period
- 2026
- Geography
- municipalities
- Boundary set
- Statistical sectors 2026
- Measure
- Density
- Unit
- residents/km²
- Comparable areas
- 565
- Coverage
- 100%
Latest published slice
How to read the pattern
- Median
- 320.7residents/km²
- Unweighted area mean
- 820residents/km²
- Minimum
- 24.3residents/km²
- Maximum
- 23,266.3residents/km²
Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 320.7 residents/km². Values extend from 24.3 to 23,266.3 residents/km². This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.
Geography
Map of Belgium
- 23.9–135.6112 areas
- 135.6–243.9105 areas
- 243.9–387.7110 areas
- 387.7–711.4114 areas
- 711.4–23,763.6124 areas
Areas
Value distribution
| Value | Areas |
|---|---|
| 24.3–992.7 | 484 |
| 992.7–1,961.1 | 49 |
| 1,961.1–2,929.6 | 12 |
| 2,929.6–3,898 | 3 |
| 3,898–4,866.4 | 2 |
| 4,866.4–5,834.8 | 0 |
| 5,834.8–6,803.2 | 1 |
| 6,803.2–7,771.6 | 1 |
| 7,771.6–8,740 | 2 |
| 8,740–9,708.5 | 2 |
| 9,708.5–10,676.9 | 2 |
| 10,676.9–11,645.3 | 0 |
| 11,645.3–12,613.7 | 0 |
| 12,613.7–13,582.1 | 0 |
| 13,582.1–14,550.5 | 1 |
| 14,550.5–15,518.9 | 0 |
| 15,518.9–16,487.4 | 3 |
| 16,487.4–17,455.8 | 0 |
| 17,455.8–18,424.2 | 0 |
| 18,424.2–19,392.6 | 2 |
| 19,392.6–20,361 | 0 |
| 20,361–21,329.4 | 0 |
| 21,329.4–22,297.8 | 0 |
| 22,297.8–23,266.3 | 1 |
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municipalities
Highest and lowest values
From 565 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.
| Highest | 1 | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 21014 | 23,266.3 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | 2 | Saint-Gilles | 21013 | 19,242.2 residents/km² |
| Highest | 3 | Koekelberg | 21011 | 19,102.7 residents/km² |
| Highest | 4 | Schaerbeek | 21015 | 16,361.6 residents/km² |
| Highest | 5 | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 21012 | 16,359.3 residents/km² |
| Highest | 6 | Etterbeek | 21005 | 15,637.9 residents/km² |
| Highest | 7 | Ixelles | 21009 | 13,907.3 residents/km² |
| Highest | 8 | Ganshoren | 21008 | 10,555.6 residents/km² |
| Highest | 9 | Jette | 21010 | 10,469.4 residents/km² |
| Highest | 10 | Forest | 21007 | 9,361.7 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 565 | Vresse-sur-Semois | 91143 | 24.3 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 564 | Daverdisse | 84016 | 24.6 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 563 | La Roche-en-Ardenne | 83031 | 27.3 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 562 | Sainte-Ode | 82038 | 27.6 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 561 | Herbeumont | 84029 | 29.6 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 560 | Stoumont | 63075 | 29.9 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 559 | Gedinne | 91054 | 30.9 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 558 | Tenneville | 83049 | 31.2 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 557 | Manhay | 83055 | 31.4 residents/km² |
| Lowest | 556 | Bièvre | 91015 | 31.8 residents/km² |
Method and limitations
Method and limitations
No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; source-declared suppression remains missing.
The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.
Reference population on 1 January.
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