Population density of Dendermonde

Reference date: 2026-01-01

846.7

residents/km²

Dendermonde recorded 846.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 95th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Dendermonde
Documented local viewMichielverbeek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
47,828residents
Rank in Belgium
95thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+5.1
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; 9 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Dendermonde
  • 0 residents
  • 12.3–281.3 residents/km²
  • 306.6–1,053.1 residents/km²
  • 1,211.1–2,312.9 residents/km²
  • 2,483.8–3,260.2 residents/km²
  • 3,300.0–7,297.9 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-PIETER EN PAULUS 42006A0111,0787,297.9 residents/km²
SINT-GILLISLAAN-WEST 42006C0011,3515,566.1 residents/km²
KLEIN PARIJS - WEST 42006C02K1,5135,216.7 residents/km²
DONCK 42006A20K1,1575,111.2 residents/km²
NOORDLAAN - O.L.V 42006A03K1,3805,005.0 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Dendermonde2017–2026: 807.5–846.7.853.8836.0818.2800.5807.52017808.72018809.62019811.52020814.12021819.62022830.02023834.82024841.62025846.72026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202647,828846.7
202547,539841.6
202447,185834.8
202346,916830.0
202246,325819.6
202146,015814.1
202045,870811.5
201945,769809.6
201845,673808.7
201745,583807.5
201645,367803.7
201544,938796.1
201444,768793.1
201344,493788.2
201244,484788.1
201144,258784.1
201044,095781.2
200943,931778.3

Key figures

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