Population density of Balen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
327.7
residents/km²
Balen recorded 327.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 276th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 23,916residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 276thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +1.9
- 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.100.0% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 7 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 7.1–63.6 residents/km²
- 103.1–400.6 residents/km²
- 417.8–615.6 residents/km²
- 630.7–1,121.9 residents/km²
- 1,162.9–2,463.7 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| BALEN-CENTRUM 13003A00- | 1,857 | 2,463.7 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| RIJT 13003A711 | 561 | 2,104.9 residents/km² |
| OLMEN - KERN 13003B000 | 907 | 1,687.2 residents/km² |
| RIJSBERG 13003A011 | 1,274 | 1,555.0 residents/km² |
| KRUISBLOKKEN 13003B052 | 343 | 1,358.2 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 23,916 | 327.7 |
| 2025 | 23,777 | 325.8 |
| 2024 | 23,523 | 322.3 |
| 2023 | 23,308 | 319.3 |
| 2022 | 23,000 | 315.1 |
| 2021 | 22,853 | 313.1 |
| 2020 | 22,813 | 312.6 |
| 2019 | 22,618 | 309.9 |
| 2018 | 22,426 | 307.2 |
| 2017 | 22,356 | 306.2 |
| 2016 | 22,168 | 303.6 |
| 2015 | 21,969 | 300.9 |
| 2014 | 21,817 | 298.8 |
| 2013 | 21,772 | 298.2 |
| 2012 | 21,570 | 295.4 |
| 2011 | 21,303 | 291.8 |
| 2010 | 21,022 | 287.9 |
| 2009 | 20,811 | 285.0 |
Key figures
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