Population density of Boussu

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,022.4

residents/km²

Boussu recorded 1,022.4 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 77th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Boussu
Documented local viewJean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
20,516residents
Rank in Belgium
77thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+6.2
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; 6 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Boussu
  • 0 residents
  • 12.5–204.4 residents/km²
  • 297.1–1,209.1 residents/km²
  • 1,320.8–1,600.2 residents/km²
  • 1,772.3–2,465.9 residents/km²
  • 2,558.0–3,959.8 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
CITE DU FOYER MODERNE 53014A40K1,1743,959.8 residents/km²
QUARTIER ROBESSART 53014A0221,1793,507.0 residents/km²
LA CHAPELLE 53014B0211,5203,148.6 residents/km²
CORNET 53014A04K3263,124.1 residents/km²
MARIUS RENARD 53014B0AL5022,886.4 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Boussu2017–2026: 983.5–1,022.4.1,029.41,011.7994.1976.5983.52017986.92018987.42019988.52020988.32021991.920221,001.020231,010.320241,016.220251,022.42026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202620,5161,022.4
202520,4011,016.2
202420,2831,010.3
202320,0961,001.0
202219,913991.9
202119,842988.3
202019,846988.5
201919,824987.4
201819,856986.9
201719,773983.5
201619,748982.2
201519,846987.1
201419,703980.0
201319,772983.4
201219,896989.6
201120,070998.2
201020,104999.9
200920,049997.2

Key figures

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