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Population of Hechtel-Eksel

Reference date: 2026-01-01

13,089

residents

The official population of Hechtel-Eksel was 13,089 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 283rd among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Hechtel-Eksel
Documented local viewSonuwe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
170.7residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
283rdout of 565 municipalities
Population change
-16
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Hechtel-Eksel2017–2026: 12,276–13,089.13,25412,87812,50312,12712,276201712,290201812,419201912,510202012,543202112,760202212,914202312,965202413,105202513,0892026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202613,089170.7
202513,105170.9
202412,965169.1
202312,914168.4
202212,760166.4
202112,543163.6
202012,510163.2
201912,419162.0
201812,290160.3
201712,276160.1
201612,294160.3
201512,266159.9
201412,166158.6
201312,009156.6
201211,940155.7
201111,850154.5
201011,838154.4
200911,753153.3

Population

Who lives here

A complete, non-overlapping view of the registered population by age, from the same reference-date record.
Age structureShare of registered residents in five non-overlapping age groups.Under 18: 19.4%18–24: 7.0%25–44: 25.1%45–64: 26.2%65 and older: 22.2%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 182,54519.4%
18–249167.0%
25–443,29025.1%
45–643,43426.2%
65 and older2,90422.2%

Key figures

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