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Population of Brakel

Reference date: 2026-01-01

15,169

residents

The official population of Brakel was 15,169 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 243rd among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Brakel
Documented local viewLuk vermoere · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
266.3residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
243rdout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+42
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Brakel2017–2026: 14,797–15,169.15,24215,05814,87314,68914,797201714,781201814,801201914,803202014,762202114,850202215,007202315,073202415,127202515,1692026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202615,169266.3
202515,127265.6
202415,073264.6
202315,007263.5
202214,850260.7
202114,762259.2
202014,803259.9
201914,801259.8
201814,781259.5
201714,797259.5
201614,787259.3
201514,640256.7
201414,476253.9
201314,422252.9
201214,330251.3
201114,180248.7
201014,109247.4
200914,001245.5

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: 17.7%18–24: 7.1%25–44: 23.2%45–64: 28.1%65 and older: 24.0%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 182,68017.7%
18–241,0717.1%
25–443,51623.2%
45–644,26228.1%
65 and older3,64024.0%

Key figures

Municipalities in the same province with a similar population

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