Population density of Dessel
Reference date: 2026-01-01
371.3
residents/km²
Dessel recorded 371.3 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 248th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 10,191residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 248thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +4.2
- 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; 4 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 16.7–28.1 residents/km²
- 33.3–186.3 residents/km²
- 690.1–914.0 residents/km²
- 1,042.6–1,348.6 residents/km²
- 1,814.3–2,311.7 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| DESSEL-CENTRUM 13006A000 | 2,761 | 2,311.7 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| KATTENBERG 13006A042 | 918 | 1,973.8 residents/km² |
| WITGOOR 13006A10- | 2,532 | 1,814.3 residents/km² |
| BRASEL 13006A030 | 636 | 1,348.6 residents/km² |
| EERSELS 13006A115 | 433 | 1,300.8 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 10,191 | 371.3 |
| 2025 | 10,076 | 367.1 |
| 2024 | 9,892 | 360.4 |
| 2023 | 9,805 | 357.2 |
| 2022 | 9,686 | 352.9 |
| 2021 | 9,659 | 351.9 |
| 2020 | 9,605 | 350.0 |
| 2019 | 9,598 | 349.7 |
| 2018 | 9,540 | 347.7 |
| 2017 | 9,527 | 348.3 |
| 2016 | 9,420 | 344.4 |
| 2015 | 9,400 | 343.7 |
| 2014 | 9,350 | 341.8 |
| 2013 | 9,286 | 339.5 |
| 2012 | 9,231 | 337.5 |
| 2011 | 9,177 | 335.5 |
| 2010 | 9,107 | 332.9 |
| 2009 | 9,049 | 330.8 |
Key figures
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