Population density of Hemiksem

Reference date: 2026-01-01

2,274.6

residents/km²

Hemiksem recorded 2,274.6 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 27th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

Sint-Niklaaskerk, a documented local view of Hemiksem
Sint-NiklaaskerkTorsade de Pointes · CC0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
12,466residents
Rank in Belgium
27thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+6.9
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.

Population density by statistical sector inside Hemiksem
  • 0 residents
  • 11.2–563.8 residents/km²
  • 2,426.5–2,942.3 residents/km²
  • 4,727.9–4,732.5 residents/km²
  • 5,064.9–6,908.7 residents/km²
  • 7,326.0–8,569.5 residents/km²
Colours compare sectors only within this municipality; hatched sectors have zero registered residents. Reference date: 2025-01-01.
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Densest inhabited statistical sectors
SCHELSE BOS 11018A1435358,569.5 residents/km²
HEUVELSTRAAT 11018A10K1,6528,463.4 residents/km²
HEMIKSEM-CENTRUM 11018A0212,3387,326.0 residents/km²
SINT-BERNARD 11018A1221,2116,908.7 residents/km²
HEMIKSEM-DORP 11018A0008505,461.8 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Hemiksem2017–2026: 2,031.1–2,274.6.2,318.52,208.12,097.61,987.22,031.120172,069.820182,109.620192,122.820202,138.920212,155.320222,208.820232,261.920242,267.720252,274.62026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202612,4662,274.6
202512,4282,267.7
202412,3962,261.9
202312,1052,208.8
202211,8122,155.3
202111,7222,138.9
202011,6342,122.8
201911,5592,109.6
201811,3682,069.8
201711,2332,031.1
201611,1482,015.7
201511,0401,996.2
201410,8661,964.7
201310,7651,946.4
201210,6051,917.5
201110,3161,865.3
201010,1661,838.1
200910,0471,816.6

Key figures

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