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.

- 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.
- 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
View the exact data table
| HOELEDEN-KERN 24054C00K | 356 | 1,269.4 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| KORTENAKEN-KERN 24054A00- | 528 | 998.7 residents/km² |
| WAANRODE-KERN 24054E00K | 1,002 | 765.5 residents/km² |
| MISKOM 24054D102 | 87 | 606.5 residents/km² |
| STOK-SINT MARGRIETE 24054C282 | 156 | 363.6 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 8,046 | 162.8 |
| 2025 | 7,984 | 161.5 |
| 2024 | 7,949 | 160.8 |
| 2023 | 7,970 | 161.2 |
| 2022 | 7,916 | 160.1 |
| 2021 | 7,898 | 159.8 |
| 2020 | 7,892 | 159.6 |
| 2019 | 7,875 | 159.3 |
| 2018 | 7,875 | 159.3 |
| 2017 | 7,915 | 160.0 |
| 2016 | 7,930 | 160.3 |
| 2015 | 7,893 | 159.6 |
| 2014 | 7,881 | 159.3 |
| 2013 | 7,889 | 159.5 |
| 2012 | 7,856 | 158.8 |
| 2011 | 7,798 | 157.6 |
| 2010 | 7,743 | 156.5 |
| 2009 | 7,665 | 155.0 |
Key figures
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