Population density of Hechtel-Eksel
Reference date: 2026-01-01
170.7
residents/km²
Hechtel-Eksel recorded 170.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 422nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 13,089residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 422ndout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- -0.2
- 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; 1 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 6.5–96.8 residents/km²
- 97.5–125.4 residents/km²
- 136.0–807.3 residents/km²
- 810.4–1,732.6 residents/km²
- 1,885.6–2,132.3 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| HECHTEL-CENTRUM-ZUIDWEST 72038A034 | 1,530 | 2,132.3 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| HECHTEL-CENTRUM-NOORDWEST 72038A00K | 772 | 1,954.1 residents/km² |
| ZWART WATER 72038A265 | 91 | 1,946.3 residents/km² |
| EKSEL-CENTRUM 72038B00- | 2,877 | 1,885.6 residents/km² |
| HECHTEL-CENTRUM-ZUIDOOST 72038A023 | 919 | 1,732.6 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 13,089 | 170.7 |
| 2025 | 13,105 | 170.9 |
| 2024 | 12,965 | 169.1 |
| 2023 | 12,914 | 168.4 |
| 2022 | 12,760 | 166.4 |
| 2021 | 12,543 | 163.6 |
| 2020 | 12,510 | 163.2 |
| 2019 | 12,419 | 162.0 |
| 2018 | 12,290 | 160.3 |
| 2017 | 12,276 | 160.1 |
| 2016 | 12,294 | 160.3 |
| 2015 | 12,266 | 159.9 |
| 2014 | 12,166 | 158.6 |
| 2013 | 12,009 | 156.6 |
| 2012 | 11,940 | 155.7 |
| 2011 | 11,850 | 154.5 |
| 2010 | 11,838 | 154.4 |
| 2009 | 11,753 | 153.3 |
Key figures
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