Population density of Bruges
Reference date: 2026-01-01
853.2
residents/km²
Bruges recorded 853.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 93rd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 120,458residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 93rdout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +1.2
- 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; 56 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 0.1–65.8 residents/km²
- 71.2–1,751.6 residents/km²
- 1,792.8–2,848.4 residents/km²
- 2,931.8–4,096.9 residents/km²
- 4,098.4–7,213.2 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| BLOEDPUT 31005A712 | 1,383 | 7,213.2 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| SINT-GILLIS 31005A701 | 2,444 | 7,075.2 residents/km² |
| ASTRIDPARK 31005A512 | 2,015 | 6,615.6 residents/km² |
| SINT-KRUIS - KRUISPOORT 31005E042 | 1,978 | 6,160.8 residents/km² |
| RUBENSLAAN 31005F311 | 619 | 5,963.5 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 120,458 | 853.2 |
| 2025 | 120,283 | 851.9 |
| 2024 | 119,869 | 850.2 |
| 2023 | 119,541 | 847.9 |
| 2022 | 118,509 | 840.6 |
| 2021 | 118,467 | 840.3 |
| 2020 | 118,656 | 841.6 |
| 2019 | 118,325 | 839.2 |
| 2018 | 118,284 | 839.5 |
| 2017 | 118,187 | 849.7 |
| 2016 | 118,053 | 848.8 |
| 2015 | 117,886 | 847.6 |
| 2014 | 117,377 | 843.9 |
| 2013 | 117,577 | 845.3 |
| 2012 | 117,170 | 842.4 |
| 2011 | 116,887 | 840.4 |
| 2010 | 116,741 | 839.3 |
| 2009 | 116,969 | 841.0 |
Key figures
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