Population density of Bredene

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,261.8

residents/km²

Bredene recorded 1,261.8 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 58th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Bredene
Documented local viewUser:LimoWreck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
18,057residents
Rank in Belgium
58thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-9.7
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; 12 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Bredene
  • 0 residents
  • 75.2–1,269.8 residents/km²
  • 1,513.2–2,152.0 residents/km²
  • 2,280.6–3,269.6 residents/km²
  • 3,438.7–5,254.3 residents/km²
  • 5,696.8–6,478.7 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
SAS-SLIJKENS - OOST 35002A1011,9306,478.7 residents/km²
BREDENE-AAN-ZEE-OOST 35002A20-1,9116,064.5 residents/km²
SAS - SLIJKENS - NOORDEDE 35002A1221,2195,833.6 residents/km²
GROENENDIJK - TURKIJE 35002A22-7605,696.8 residents/km²
BREDENE - DORPSKERN 35002A00-1,5225,254.3 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Bredene2017–2026: 1,346.2–1,261.8.1,362.01,322.21,282.31,242.41,346.220171,258.220181,269.720191,272.920201,269.020211,274.720221,268.720231,275.620241,271.520251,261.82026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202618,0571,261.8
202518,1961,271.5
202418,1801,275.6
202318,0811,268.7
202218,1671,274.7
202118,0861,269.0
202018,1411,272.9
201918,0951,269.7
201817,8281,258.2
201717,5851,346.2
201617,3601,329.0
201517,3011,324.5
201416,9621,298.5
201316,7541,282.6
201216,4961,262.9
201116,3811,254.0
201016,2021,240.3
200915,9051,217.6

Key figures

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