Population density of Genk
Reference date: 2026-01-01
777.7
residents/km²
Genk recorded 777.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 106th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
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- Population
- 68,101residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 106thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +0.5
- 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; 25 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 0.2–21.7 residents/km²
- 35.3–881.8 residents/km²
- 923.2–1,350.5 residents/km²
- 1,572.7–3,017.5 residents/km²
- 3,090.8–5,491.9 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| GENK-CENTRUM 71016A001 | 3,893 | 5,491.9 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| ZWARTBERG-TUINWIJK-NOORD-OOST 71016B20L | 1,297 | 5,265.0 residents/km² |
| VLAKVELD TUINWIJK 71016A02L | 908 | 4,586.0 residents/km² |
| KOLDERBOS 71016A20- | 2,589 | 4,106.3 residents/km² |
| WINTERSLAG - TUINWIJK II & IV 71016A42- | 2,610 | 4,023.2 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 68,101 | 777.7 |
| 2025 | 68,058 | 777.2 |
| 2024 | 67,877 | 775.1 |
| 2023 | 67,573 | 771.6 |
| 2022 | 67,009 | 765.2 |
| 2021 | 66,673 | 761.4 |
| 2020 | 66,447 | 758.8 |
| 2019 | 66,227 | 756.1 |
| 2018 | 66,110 | 754.8 |
| 2017 | 65,986 | 753.0 |
| 2016 | 65,691 | 749.6 |
| 2015 | 65,463 | 747.0 |
| 2014 | 65,399 | 746.3 |
| 2013 | 65,224 | 744.3 |
| 2012 | 65,264 | 744.8 |
| 2011 | 64,986 | 741.6 |
| 2010 | 64,757 | 739.0 |
| 2009 | 64,527 | 736.4 |
Key figures
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