Population density of Herent
Reference date: 2026-01-01
711.4
residents/km²
Herent recorded 711.4 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 125th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 23,287residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 125thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +6.3
- 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; 6 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 10.0–41.9 residents/km²
- 72.1–548.8 residents/km²
- 634.8–1,344.1 residents/km²
- 1,396.2–2,325.0 residents/km²
- 2,369.5–6,667.2 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| 'S HERENWEGVELD 24038A11K | 540 | 6,667.2 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| HERENT CENTRUM WEST 24038A00L | 651 | 4,950.0 residents/km² |
| HERENT CENTRUM OOST 24038A00K | 1,874 | 4,892.1 residents/km² |
| HENKELSITE 24038A00M | 559 | 4,580.5 residents/km² |
| HERENT SPOORWEG-ZUID 24038A133 | 1,380 | 4,348.5 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 23,287 | 711.4 |
| 2025 | 23,081 | 705.1 |
| 2024 | 23,007 | 702.8 |
| 2023 | 22,723 | 694.1 |
| 2022 | 22,430 | 685.2 |
| 2021 | 22,046 | 673.5 |
| 2020 | 21,920 | 669.6 |
| 2019 | 21,682 | 662.4 |
| 2018 | 21,632 | 660.9 |
| 2017 | 21,372 | 654.5 |
| 2016 | 21,213 | 649.6 |
| 2015 | 21,034 | 644.2 |
| 2014 | 20,900 | 640.1 |
| 2013 | 20,800 | 637.0 |
| 2012 | 20,642 | 632.1 |
| 2011 | 20,415 | 625.2 |
| 2010 | 20,030 | 613.4 |
| 2009 | 19,802 | 606.4 |
Key figures
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