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Population of Boom

Reference date: 2026-01-01

19,963

residents

The official population of Boom was 19,963 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 173rd among Belgium's municipalities.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Rochuskerk, a documented local view of Boom
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-RochuskerkFunkyxian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
2,704.4residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
173rdout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+264
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Boom2017–2026: 17,788–19,963.20,35519,36918,38317,39717,788201717,970201818,244201918,555202018,799202118,832202219,062202319,431202419,699202519,9632026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202619,9632,704.4
202519,6992,668.7
202419,4312,632.4
202319,0622,582.4
202218,8322,551.2
202118,7992,546.7
202018,5552,513.6
201918,2442,469.7
201817,9702,432.6
201717,7882,412.1
201617,7372,405.2
201517,5592,381.1
201417,2312,336.6
201317,2272,336.0
201217,1662,327.8
201116,9862,303.4
201016,7092,265.8
200916,5982,250.7

Population

Who lives here

A complete, non-overlapping view of the registered population by age, from the same reference-date record.
Age structureShare of registered residents in five non-overlapping age groups.Under 18: 23.4%18–24: 9.1%25–44: 25.7%45–64: 24.9%65 and older: 16.9%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 184,66823.4%
18–241,8139.1%
25–445,13725.7%
45–644,96924.9%
65 and older3,37616.9%

Key figures

Municipalities in the same province with a similar population

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