Population density of Kortrijk
Reference date: 2026-01-01
1,010.3
residents/km²
Kortrijk recorded 1,010.3 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 78th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 81,523residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 78thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +9.3
- 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; 31 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 3.3–259.5 residents/km²
- 266.7–1,224.4 residents/km²
- 1,250.5–2,135.6 residents/km²
- 2,219.6–3,199.6 residents/km²
- 3,315.8–10,432.3 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| OUDE SINT-JANSWIJK 34022A04- | 1,085 | 10,432.3 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| GROENINGEKAAI 34022A132 | 597 | 9,320.7 residents/km² |
| KORTRIJK-STATION - GERECHTSHOF 34022A021 | 2,145 | 8,713.8 residents/km² |
| RIJKSWACHT 34022A243 | 578 | 8,497.4 residents/km² |
| KLAKKAART 34022A311 | 997 | 8,047.7 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 81,523 | 1,010.3 |
| 2025 | 80,776 | 1,001.0 |
| 2024 | 80,032 | 991.8 |
| 2023 | 78,944 | 978.3 |
| 2022 | 77,741 | 963.4 |
| 2021 | 77,213 | 956.9 |
| 2020 | 77,109 | 955.6 |
| 2019 | 76,735 | 950.9 |
| 2018 | 76,265 | 945.0 |
| 2017 | 75,736 | 938.8 |
| 2016 | 75,506 | 935.9 |
| 2015 | 75,219 | 932.4 |
| 2014 | 75,128 | 931.2 |
| 2013 | 75,120 | 931.1 |
| 2012 | 75,219 | 932.4 |
| 2011 | 74,875 | 928.1 |
| 2010 | 74,911 | 928.5 |
| 2009 | 74,229 | 920.1 |
Key figures
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