Population density of Essen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
413.5
residents/km²
Essen recorded 413.5 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 222nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 19,671residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 222ndout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +1.4
- 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; 5 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 32.0–68.2 residents/km²
- 69.9–155.0 residents/km²
- 173.0–1,531.7 residents/km²
- 1,532.4–2,381.9 residents/km²
- 2,490.6–4,640.3 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| STATION 11016A401 | 963 | 4,640.3 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| VELDWEG 11016A412 | 495 | 4,384.8 residents/km² |
| HONDSBERG 11016A042 | 1,789 | 3,859.6 residents/km² |
| KLOOSTERSTRAAT-OOST 11016A021 | 590 | 2,994.3 residents/km² |
| WILDERT-WEST 11016A112 | 1,706 | 2,490.6 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 19,671 | 413.5 |
| 2025 | 19,606 | 412.2 |
| 2024 | 19,630 | 412.7 |
| 2023 | 19,629 | 412.6 |
| 2022 | 19,341 | 406.6 |
| 2021 | 19,196 | 403.5 |
| 2020 | 19,162 | 402.8 |
| 2019 | 19,038 | 400.2 |
| 2018 | 19,079 | 401.1 |
| 2017 | 18,792 | 394.5 |
| 2016 | 18,615 | 390.7 |
| 2015 | 18,427 | 386.8 |
| 2014 | 18,256 | 383.2 |
| 2013 | 18,066 | 379.2 |
| 2012 | 18,075 | 379.4 |
| 2011 | 17,921 | 376.2 |
| 2010 | 17,797 | 373.6 |
| 2009 | 17,636 | 370.2 |
Key figures
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