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.

A documented local view of Brecht
Documented local viewSmiley.toerist · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
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.

Population density by statistical sector inside Brecht
  • 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
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
SINT-LENAARTS-CENTRUM 11009B00-1,8272,833.3 residents/km²
BRECHT-KERN 11009A00K2,6632,707.9 residents/km²
LEEUWERIK 11009C01-2,9412,557.7 residents/km²
NIEUWE ROMMERSHEIDE 11009A3AB8402,093.0 residents/km²
SINT-JOB-IN-'T-GOOR - NOORD 11009C03K2,5262,069.5 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Brecht2017–2026: 315.3–336.3.340.0330.5321.0311.5315.32017317.22018320.02019322.12020325.92021329.62022332.22023334.72024335.32025336.32026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202630,755336.3
202530,664335.3
202430,610334.7
202330,387332.2
202230,143329.6
202129,809325.9
202029,454322.1
201929,268320.0
201829,010317.2
201728,786315.3
201628,534312.5
201528,248309.4
201428,174308.6
201328,016306.8
201227,906305.6
201127,799304.5
201027,597302.2
200927,406300.1

Key figures

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