Population density of Houthalen-Helchteren
Reference date: 2026-01-01
394.7
residents/km²
Houthalen-Helchteren recorded 394.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 234th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 30,879residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 234thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- -0.8
- 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; 3 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 2.7–32.0 residents/km²
- 39.1–492.9 residents/km²
- 697.7–1,613.8 residents/km²
- 1,625.7–1,923.2 residents/km²
- 1,981.5–3,176.3 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| WITTE WIJK 72039B112 | 475 | 3,176.3 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| MEULENBERG 72039A101 | 2,583 | 2,960.7 residents/km² |
| NIEUW LIMBURG 72039A322 | 1,882 | 2,448.5 residents/km² |
| KEMPEN 72039A032 | 473 | 2,444.8 residents/km² |
| HOUTHALEN-CENTRUM-ZUIDOOST 72039A02L | 1,586 | 2,141.5 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 30,879 | 394.7 |
| 2025 | 30,945 | 395.6 |
| 2024 | 30,896 | 395.0 |
| 2023 | 30,960 | 395.8 |
| 2022 | 30,844 | 394.3 |
| 2021 | 30,498 | 389.9 |
| 2020 | 30,550 | 390.5 |
| 2019 | 30,655 | 391.9 |
| 2018 | 30,623 | 391.6 |
| 2017 | 30,601 | 391.4 |
| 2016 | 30,592 | 391.3 |
| 2015 | 30,666 | 392.2 |
| 2014 | 30,623 | 391.7 |
| 2013 | 30,515 | 390.3 |
| 2012 | 30,356 | 388.3 |
| 2011 | 30,316 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | 30,126 | 385.3 |
| 2009 | 30,120 | 385.2 |
Key figures
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