Population density of Herentals

Reference date: 2026-01-01

608.2

residents/km²

Herentals recorded 608.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 152nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Herentals
Documented local viewG.Lanting · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
29,163residents
Rank in Belgium
152ndout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+3.4
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; 4 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Herentals
  • 0 residents
  • 17.9–74.5 residents/km²
  • 102.0–793.8 residents/km²
  • 1,194.5–1,711.1 residents/km²
  • 1,721.7–2,673.3 residents/km²
  • 2,713.6–6,875.8 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
HERENTALS - STATION 13011A04K1,7236,875.8 residents/km²
HERENTALS-CENTRUM-WEST 13011A00K1,0734,852.9 residents/km²
HONDSBERG - KLEERROOS 13011A3011,5184,413.2 residents/km²
DIEPENDAAL 13011A4121,4083,824.0 residents/km²
HERENTALS - STADSVELD 13011A02-2,1243,688.2 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Herentals2017–2026: 579.8–608.2.613.3600.5587.6574.7579.82017586.22018587.62019589.62020588.02021593.52022596.02023602.02024604.92025608.22026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202629,163608.2
202529,001604.9
202428,865602.0
202328,575596.0
202228,455593.5
202128,194588.0
202028,272589.6
201928,177587.6
201828,117586.2
201727,800579.8
201627,728578.3
201527,677577.3
201427,637576.4
201327,438572.3
201227,368570.8
201127,122565.7
201026,759558.1
200926,446551.6

Key figures

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