Population density of Antwerp

Reference date: 2026-01-01

2,716.5

residents/km²

Antwerp recorded 2,716.5 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 23rd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Antwerp
Documented local viewLBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
565,615residents
Rank in Belgium
23rdout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+17.3
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; 450 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Antwerp
  • 0 residents
  • 0.1–1,328.9 residents/km²
  • 1,359.2–5,856.1 residents/km²
  • 5,901.8–10,175.9 residents/km²
  • 10,268.8–13,703.4 residents/km²
  • 13,793.1–28,421.5 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
DE ZAVEL (NOORDWIJK ) 11002C42-3,79628,421.5 residents/km²
C. TEICHMANN PLAATS (ZUIDWIJK) 11002G55247527,247.3 residents/km²
CHARLOTTALEI (OOSTWIJK) 11002D30-4,82926,458.3 residents/km²
ST.-AMANDUS (NOORDWIJK) 11002H40-3,82226,108.2 residents/km²
STADSPARK-ZUID (OOSTWIJK) 11002D33-3,60425,092.4 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Antwerp2017–2026: 2,551.7–2,716.5.2,746.12,671.42,596.82,522.12,551.720172,559.620182,574.420192,590.320202,591.220212,597.120222,637.620232,666.320242,699.120252,716.52026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
2026565,6152,716.5
2025562,0022,699.1
2024544,7592,666.3
2023538,9102,637.6
2022530,6302,597.1
2021529,4172,591.2
2020529,2472,590.3
2019525,9352,574.4
2018523,2482,559.6
2017520,5042,551.7
2016517,0422,534.8
2015513,5702,517.8
2014510,6102,503.2
2013507,9112,490.0
2012502,6042,464.0
2011493,5482,419.6
2010483,5052,370.4
2009477,9362,343.1

Key figures

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