Population density of Houthulst
Reference date: 2026-01-01
188.2
residents/km²
Houthulst recorded 188.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 405th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 10,543residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 405thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +0.3
- 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.99.9% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 11 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 25.2–39.0 residents/km²
- 40.1–136.3 residents/km²
- 294.0–514.4 residents/km²
- 892.1–1,501.6 residents/km²
- 1,890.3–2,221.6 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| TERREST - KERN 32006A111 | 414 | 2,221.6 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| HOUTHULST-CENTRUM-NOORD 32006A022 | 1,140 | 2,080.6 residents/km² |
| HOOGKWARTIER - ST-HUBERTUSWIJK 32006A01K | 1,780 | 2,033.2 residents/km² |
| HOUTHULST-CENTRUM-ZUID 32006A001 | 1,171 | 1,890.3 residents/km² |
| KLERKEN-CENTRUM 32006D00- | 1,038 | 1,501.6 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 10,543 | 188.2 |
| 2025 | 10,525 | 187.9 |
| 2024 | 10,464 | 186.8 |
| 2023 | 10,332 | 184.4 |
| 2022 | 10,267 | 183.3 |
| 2021 | 10,214 | 182.3 |
| 2020 | 10,110 | 180.5 |
| 2019 | 10,098 | 180.3 |
| 2018 | 10,032 | 179.1 |
| 2017 | 10,028 | 179.0 |
| 2016 | 10,037 | 179.2 |
| 2015 | 9,994 | 178.4 |
| 2014 | 9,895 | 176.6 |
| 2013 | 9,887 | 176.5 |
| 2012 | 9,729 | 173.7 |
| 2011 | 9,636 | 172.0 |
| 2010 | 9,587 | 171.1 |
| 2009 | 9,479 | 169.2 |
Key figures
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