Population density of Forest
Reference date: 2026-01-01
9,361.7
residents/km²
Forest recorded 9,361.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 10th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 58,904residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 10thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +36.4
- 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.99.8% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 100 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 9.9–5,346.5 residents/km²
- 6,125.9–11,382.3 residents/km²
- 12,177.0–16,333.6 residents/km²
- 16,728.9–20,988.0 residents/km²
- 21,746.7–29,042.8 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| MONTENEGRO (RUE) 21007A61- | 4,978 | 29,042.8 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| SAINT-ANTOINE 21007A60- | 4,187 | 28,985.7 residents/km² |
| KATANGA 21007A06- | 810 | 28,492.8 residents/km² |
| MAGNANERIE 21007A21- | 590 | 24,064.5 residents/km² |
| NEPTUNE (AVENUE) I 21007A239 | 3,167 | 22,860.2 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 58,904 | 9,361.7 |
| 2025 | 58,675 | 9,325.3 |
| 2024 | 58,044 | 9,225.0 |
| 2023 | 57,724 | 9,174.1 |
| 2022 | 56,616 | 8,998.0 |
| 2021 | 56,281 | 8,944.8 |
| 2020 | 56,581 | 8,975.4 |
| 2019 | 56,289 | 8,929.1 |
| 2018 | 56,008 | 8,884.5 |
| 2017 | 55,746 | 8,843.6 |
| 2016 | 55,613 | 8,822.5 |
| 2015 | 55,012 | 8,727.2 |
| 2014 | 54,524 | 8,649.7 |
| 2013 | 54,024 | 8,570.4 |
| 2012 | 53,312 | 8,457.5 |
| 2011 | 51,839 | 8,223.8 |
| 2010 | 50,258 | 7,973.0 |
| 2009 | 49,757 | 7,893.5 |
Key figures
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