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Population density of Aalter

Reference date: 2026-01-01

249.2

residents/km²

Aalter recorded 249.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 341st among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Aalter
Documented local viewSpotter2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
29,862residents
Rank in Belgium
341stout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+0.3
Reference date
2026-01-01

Population density

Inside the municipality

Population is unevenly distributed. The view below uses exact 2025 statistical-sector boundaries and never assigns residents to an unknown polygon.

99.8% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 45 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Aalter
  • 0 residents
  • 18.3–41.7 residents/km²
  • 48.4–117.5 residents/km²
  • 165.8–446.0 residents/km²
  • 508.0–1,126.6 residents/km²
  • 1,323.6–3,077.8 residents/km²
Colours compare sectors only within this municipality; hatched sectors have zero registered residents. Reference date: 2025-01-01.
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Densest inhabited statistical sectors
AALTER-CENTRUM 44001A0012,4043,077.8 residents/km²
AALTER - STATION 44001A01-3,5062,564.7 residents/km²
KESTELSTRAAT 44001A0221,4712,527.3 residents/km²
LOTENHULLE-CENTRUM 44001C0001,7561,625.2 residents/km²
URSEL-KERN 44029B00-1,5301,609.5 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Aalter2019–2026: 241.2–249.2.250.6247.0243.4239.7241.22019243.52020244.02021244.82022246.42023248.52024248.92025249.22026
2019-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202629,862249.2
202529,830248.9
202429,787248.5
202329,529246.4
202229,340244.8
202129,242244.0
202029,182243.5
201928,906241.2

Key figures

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