Population density of Geel
Reference date: 2026-01-01
387.0
residents/km²
Geel recorded 387.0 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 241st among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 42,650residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 241stout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +2.0
- 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.99.9% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 37 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 4.8–87.6 residents/km²
- 88.8–432.4 residents/km²
- 444.7–1,415.7 residents/km²
- 1,430.2–2,548.9 residents/km²
- 2,941.5–10,079.7 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| DRIJHOEK 13008A04L | 227 | 10,079.7 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| VELLEKE 13008A03M | 304 | 9,662.2 residents/km² |
| GEEL CENTRUM OOST 13008A90K | 1,332 | 5,557.5 residents/km² |
| WEDBOS 13008A90O | 632 | 5,111.7 residents/km² |
| GEEL KERN 13008A00K | 1,296 | 4,308.7 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
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| 2026 | 42,650 | 387.0 |
| 2025 | 42,427 | 385.0 |
| 2024 | 42,331 | 384.1 |
| 2023 | 41,828 | 379.6 |
| 2022 | 41,146 | 373.4 |
| 2021 | 40,781 | 370.1 |
| 2020 | 40,709 | 369.4 |
| 2019 | 40,353 | 366.0 |
| 2018 | 39,923 | 362.1 |
| 2017 | 39,560 | 359.1 |
| 2016 | 39,225 | 356.0 |
| 2015 | 38,837 | 352.5 |
| 2014 | 38,450 | 349.0 |
| 2013 | 38,101 | 345.8 |
| 2012 | 37,848 | 343.5 |
| 2011 | 37,483 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | 36,990 | 335.8 |
| 2009 | 36,711 | 333.2 |
Key figures
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