Population density of Diest
Reference date: 2026-01-01
429.1
residents/km²
Diest recorded 429.1 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 214th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 25,196residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 214thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +0.9
- 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; 7 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 23.9–93.7 residents/km²
- 109.7–984.6 residents/km²
- 1,068.1–1,446.0 residents/km²
- 1,683.9–3,001.9 residents/km²
- 3,508.3–7,583.9 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| DIEST-CENTRUM 24020A001 | 1,503 | 7,583.9 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| HASSELTSESTRAAT OOST 24020A00L | 910 | 6,973.4 residents/km² |
| HASSELTSESTRAAT WEST 24020A00K | 1,118 | 5,612.1 residents/km² |
| BEGIJNHOF 24020A002 | 610 | 5,062.0 residents/km² |
| CERCKEL 24020A00M | 682 | 4,514.1 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 25,196 | 429.1 |
| 2025 | 25,141 | 428.2 |
| 2024 | 24,971 | 425.3 |
| 2023 | 24,677 | 420.3 |
| 2022 | 24,516 | 417.5 |
| 2021 | 24,370 | 415.0 |
| 2020 | 24,234 | 412.7 |
| 2019 | 23,998 | 408.8 |
| 2018 | 23,824 | 405.8 |
| 2017 | 23,612 | 402.5 |
| 2016 | 23,538 | 401.2 |
| 2015 | 23,429 | 399.4 |
| 2014 | 23,219 | 395.8 |
| 2013 | 23,271 | 396.7 |
| 2012 | 23,259 | 396.5 |
| 2011 | 23,154 | 394.7 |
| 2010 | 23,048 | 392.9 |
| 2009 | 23,069 | 393.2 |
Key figures
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