Population density of Aarschot

Reference date: 2026-01-01

506.8

residents/km²

Aarschot recorded 506.8 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 181st among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Aarschot
Documented local viewMarc Ryckaert ( MJJR ) · CC BY 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
31,948residents
Rank in Belgium
181stout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+6.9
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.

99.9% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 16 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Aarschot
  • 0 residents
  • 38.4–191.4 residents/km²
  • 194.8–740.2 residents/km²
  • 826.7–1,337.9 residents/km²
  • 1,345.9–2,226.2 residents/km²
  • 2,365.7–6,491.3 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
OUDE TUINWIJK 24001A21L1,1056,491.3 residents/km²
BONEWIJK WEST 24001A01L5146,238.9 residents/km²
BONEWIJK OOST 24001A01K1,0125,389.8 residents/km²
AARSCHOT-STATION 24001A00L8755,312.3 residents/km²
AARSCHOT-KERN 24001A00K1,0395,039.4 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Aarschot2017–2026: 470.5–506.8.513.3496.8480.4463.9470.52017475.62018477.82019478.82020480.32021485.32022489.42023493.92024499.92025506.82026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202631,948506.8
202531,514499.9
202431,138493.9
202330,854489.4
202230,594485.3
202130,281480.3
202030,183478.8
201930,115477.8
201829,965475.6
201729,654470.5
201629,529468.5
201529,288464.7
201429,074461.3
201328,969459.6
201228,755456.2
201128,638454.3
201028,405450.6
200928,223447.8

Key figures

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