Population density of Ghent
Reference date: 2026-01-01
1,737.0
residents/km²
Ghent recorded 1,737.0 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 38th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 274,042residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 38thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +8.8
- 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; 261 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 0.1–266.6 residents/km²
- 306.6–1,785.2 residents/km²
- 1,825.3–4,220.3 residents/km²
- 4,250.3–7,405.3 residents/km²
- 7,592.4–17,880.5 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| TOLHUIS 44021A63- | 4,414 | 17,880.5 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| WONDELGEMSTRAAT 44021A801 | 4,366 | 17,189.9 residents/km² |
| BRUGSE POORT 44021A531 | 3,916 | 14,131.5 residents/km² |
| BLAISANTVEST 44021A64- | 1,617 | 13,470.4 residents/km² |
| SINT-AMANDSBERG KERN 44021E00K | 1,211 | 13,169.8 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 274,042 | 1,737.0 |
| 2025 | 272,657 | 1,728.2 |
| 2024 | 269,597 | 1,708.8 |
| 2023 | 268,122 | 1,699.5 |
| 2022 | 265,086 | 1,680.2 |
| 2021 | 263,703 | 1,671.5 |
| 2020 | 263,927 | 1,672.9 |
| 2019 | 262,219 | 1,662.3 |
| 2018 | 260,341 | 1,650.4 |
| 2017 | 259,083 | 1,642.1 |
| 2016 | 257,029 | 1,629.1 |
| 2015 | 253,266 | 1,605.3 |
| 2014 | 251,133 | 1,591.8 |
| 2013 | 248,813 | 1,577.0 |
| 2012 | 248,242 | 1,573.4 |
| 2011 | 247,488 | 1,568.7 |
| 2010 | 243,366 | 1,542.5 |
| 2009 | 240,049 | 1,521.5 |
Key figures
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