Population of Aarschot

Reference date: 2026-01-01

31,948

residents

The official population of Aarschot was 31,948 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 79th among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Aarschot
Documented local viewMarc Ryckaert ( MJJR ) · CC BY 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
506.8residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
79thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+434
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Aarschot2017–2026: 29,654–31,948.32,36131,32130,28129,24129,654201729,965201830,115201930,183202030,281202130,594202230,854202331,138202431,514202531,9482026
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

Population

Who lives here

A complete, non-overlapping view of the registered population by age, from the same reference-date record.
Age structureShare of registered residents in five non-overlapping age groups.Under 18: 16.6%18–24: 6.7%25–44: 25.4%45–64: 27.1%65 and older: 24.2%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 185,28916.6%
18–242,1476.7%
25–448,11525.4%
45–648,65727.1%
65 and older7,74024.2%

Key figures

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