Population density of Alken
Reference date: 2026-01-01
423.0
residents/km²
Alken recorded 423.0 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 218th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 11,943residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 218thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +0.2
- 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.100.0% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 5 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 27.4–162.3 residents/km²
- 176.0–260.8 residents/km²
- 271.7–637.1 residents/km²
- 645.0–1,004.1 residents/km²
- 1,171.5–1,867.7 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| SINT-JORIS 73001A101 | 1,023 | 1,867.7 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| WIJK HAKKEVELD 73001A0AK | 683 | 1,844.7 residents/km² |
| TERKOEST 73001A300 | 1,284 | 1,554.1 residents/km² |
| CENTRUM-ALKEN 73001A00K | 1,521 | 1,475.2 residents/km² |
| BLOEMENWIJK 73001A023 | 572 | 1,171.5 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 11,943 | 423.0 |
| 2025 | 11,937 | 422.8 |
| 2024 | 11,918 | 422.1 |
| 2023 | 11,839 | 419.3 |
| 2022 | 11,757 | 416.4 |
| 2021 | 11,685 | 413.9 |
| 2020 | 11,626 | 411.8 |
| 2019 | 11,499 | 407.3 |
| 2018 | 11,565 | 409.6 |
| 2017 | 11,495 | 407.3 |
| 2016 | 11,456 | 406.0 |
| 2015 | 11,421 | 404.7 |
| 2014 | 11,398 | 403.9 |
| 2013 | 11,338 | 401.8 |
| 2012 | 11,315 | 401.0 |
| 2011 | 11,279 | 399.7 |
| 2010 | 11,242 | 398.4 |
| 2009 | 11,173 | 395.9 |
Key figures
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