Population density of Anderlecht
Reference date: 2026-01-01
7,234.5
residents/km²
Anderlecht recorded 7,234.5 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 14th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

- Population
- 129,600residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 14thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +48.9
- 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.99.7% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 366 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 18.2–2,658.1 residents/km²
- 3,120.9–10,450.4 residents/km²
- 10,544.0–14,680.2 residents/km²
- 14,891.1–18,391.1 residents/km²
- 18,469.1–26,945.6 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| BROGNIEZ-NORD 21001B21- | 3,816 | 26,945.6 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| CONSEIL-NORD 21001B20- | 5,274 | 26,857.2 residents/km² |
| MINIMES 21001A120 | 3,410 | 26,632.3 residents/km² |
| WAYEZ 21001A02K | 1,128 | 26,211.0 residents/km² |
| AURORE 21001A32K | 4,138 | 26,195.8 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 129,600 | 7,234.5 |
| 2025 | 128,724 | 7,185.6 |
| 2024 | 126,581 | 7,066.0 |
| 2023 | 125,065 | 6,981.4 |
| 2022 | 122,547 | 6,840.8 |
| 2021 | 121,929 | 6,806.3 |
| 2020 | 120,887 | 6,748.9 |
| 2019 | 119,714 | 6,683.4 |
| 2018 | 118,382 | 6,609.0 |
| 2017 | 118,241 | 6,609.7 |
| 2016 | 117,412 | 6,563.4 |
| 2015 | 116,332 | 6,503.0 |
| 2014 | 115,178 | 6,438.5 |
| 2013 | 113,462 | 6,342.6 |
| 2012 | 111,279 | 6,220.5 |
| 2011 | 107,911 | 6,032.3 |
| 2010 | 104,647 | 5,849.8 |
| 2009 | 101,371 | 5,666.7 |
Key figures
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