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Affligem

Reference date: 2026-01-01

13,900

residents

Explore Affligem through official statistics on population, age, housing, mobility, businesses and the local built environment, with sources and reference dates.

A documented local view of Affligem
Documented local viewDirkVE · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
775.6residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
269thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+130
Reference date
2026-01-01

Key figures

At a glance

Twelve source-backed signals place this municipality in its demographic, housing, economic, land-use, mobility and connectivity context.

What stands out

  1. Population density775.6 residents/km²Population density: 775.6 residents/km² · national percentile 81/100
  2. Land cover28.2 % of municipal areaLand cover: 28.2 % of municipal area · national percentile 20/100
  3. House sales19.5 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 19.5 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 75/100

Indicators use their latest available source period. The date is shown separately for every figure.

Population and age

Population

13,900

residents

+130 since 2025 (+0.9%)

6% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 52/100 among 565

8% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 44/100 among 63

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Population density

775.6

residents/km²

+7.2 since 2025 (+0.9%)

142% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 81/100 among 565

40% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 74/100 among 63

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Age profile

43

years

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

2% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

5,731

dwellings

6% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 46/100 among 565

12% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 40/100 among 63

Period: · Source: Statbel cadastral building stock, 2025 release

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Building permits

4.7

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 27 dwellings

34% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 30/100 among 565

27% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 31/100 among 63

Reference date: · Source: Statbel building permits by month and administrative geography

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Land cover

Arable land

28.2

% of municipal area

Total: 505 ha

27% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 20/100 among 565

23% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 17/100 among 63

Reference date: · Source: Statbel land cover according to the Land Register (SQLite)

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House sales

19.5

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 112 sales

14% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 75/100 among 565

8% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 82/100 among 63

Reference date: · Source: Statbel real-estate deeds by statistical sector, 2013-2024

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

95.3

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 1,325 departures

4% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 48/100 among 565

33% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 25/100 among 63

Scheduled service date: Published timetable; planned service, not observed operations. · Source: De Lijn static GTFS, STIB-MIVB static GTFS, TEC static GTFS, SNCB-NMBS static GTFS, Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026, Statbel statistical sectors 2026 (GeoJSON, EPSG:3812)

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Public level crossings

0

crossings

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Flemish Brabant

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

98.6

%

0.2% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 55/100 among 565

0.1% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 55/100 among 63

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Fixed

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5G mobile coverage

100.0

%

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Flemish Brabant

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

101.9

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 1,417 enterprises

0.3% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 49/100 among 565

9% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 25/100 among 63

Reference date: · Source: Statbel VAT-registered enterprises by legal form, 2024

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Official time series

Official time series: Affligem2017–2026: 13,129–13,900.14,03913,68913,34012,99013,129201713,225201813,228201913,351202013,407202113,466202213,556202313,651202413,770202513,9002026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202613,900775.6
202513,770768.3
202413,651761.7
202313,556756.4
202213,466751.4
202113,407748.1
202013,351744.9
201913,228738.1
201813,225738.3
201713,129733.5
201613,079730.7
201513,016727.2
201412,953723.7
201312,851718.0
201212,615704.8
201112,461696.2
201012,397692.6
200912,347689.8

Key figures

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