Population density of Brecht
Reference date: 2026-01-01
336.3
residents/km²
Brecht recorded 336.3 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 269th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

- Population
- 30,755residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 269thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +1.0
- 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; 38 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 3.4–52.6 residents/km²
- 55.6–150.2 residents/km²
- 180.1–873.0 residents/km²
- 1,064.2–1,566.7 residents/km²
- 1,571.5–2,833.3 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| SINT-LENAARTS-CENTRUM 11009B00- | 1,827 | 2,833.3 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| BRECHT-KERN 11009A00K | 2,663 | 2,707.9 residents/km² |
| LEEUWERIK 11009C01- | 2,941 | 2,557.7 residents/km² |
| NIEUWE ROMMERSHEIDE 11009A3AB | 840 | 2,093.0 residents/km² |
| SINT-JOB-IN-'T-GOOR - NOORD 11009C03K | 2,526 | 2,069.5 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 30,755 | 336.3 |
| 2025 | 30,664 | 335.3 |
| 2024 | 30,610 | 334.7 |
| 2023 | 30,387 | 332.2 |
| 2022 | 30,143 | 329.6 |
| 2021 | 29,809 | 325.9 |
| 2020 | 29,454 | 322.1 |
| 2019 | 29,268 | 320.0 |
| 2018 | 29,010 | 317.2 |
| 2017 | 28,786 | 315.3 |
| 2016 | 28,534 | 312.5 |
| 2015 | 28,248 | 309.4 |
| 2014 | 28,174 | 308.6 |
| 2013 | 28,016 | 306.8 |
| 2012 | 27,906 | 305.6 |
| 2011 | 27,799 | 304.5 |
| 2010 | 27,597 | 302.2 |
| 2009 | 27,406 | 300.1 |
Key figures
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