Population density of Kortenaken

Reference date: 2026-01-01

162.8

residents/km²

Kortenaken recorded 162.8 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 429th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Kortenaken
Documented local viewSonuwe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
8,046residents
Rank in Belgium
429thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+1.3
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; 3 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Kortenaken
  • 0 residents
  • 23.6–90.7 residents/km²
  • 102.3–128.8 residents/km²
  • 129.3–223.7 residents/km²
  • 241.1–606.5 residents/km²
  • 765.5–1,269.4 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
HOELEDEN-KERN 24054C00K3561,269.4 residents/km²
KORTENAKEN-KERN 24054A00-528998.7 residents/km²
WAANRODE-KERN 24054E00K1,002765.5 residents/km²
MISKOM 24054D10287606.5 residents/km²
STOK-SINT MARGRIETE 24054C282156363.6 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Kortenaken2017–2026: 160.0–162.8.163.4161.8160.2158.6160.02017159.32018159.32019159.62020159.82021160.12022161.22023160.82024161.52025162.82026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
20268,046162.8
20257,984161.5
20247,949160.8
20237,970161.2
20227,916160.1
20217,898159.8
20207,892159.6
20197,875159.3
20187,875159.3
20177,915160.0
20167,930160.3
20157,893159.6
20147,881159.3
20137,889159.5
20127,856158.8
20117,798157.6
20107,743156.5
20097,665155.0

Key figures

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