Population density of Lanaken
Reference date: 2026-01-01
449.7
residents/km²
Lanaken recorded 449.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 208th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 26,513residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 208thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +1.0
- 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; 24 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 2.9–16.8 residents/km²
- 29.2–73.8 residents/km²
- 82.6–510.2 residents/km²
- 514.7–1,512.8 residents/km²
- 1,615.9–3,787.1 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| VERDICHTINGSKERN LANAKEN CENTRUM 73042A00K | 3,343 | 3,787.1 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| WOONWIJKEN LANAKEN-CENTRUM 73042A032 | 3,073 | 2,485.8 residents/km² |
| SMEERMAAS-WEST 73042A11K | 1,113 | 2,462.8 residents/km² |
| WOONWIJKEN PIETERSHEIM 73042A31K | 2,063 | 2,287.7 residents/km² |
| SMEERMAAS-OOST 73042A10K | 1,123 | 2,219.3 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 26,513 | 449.7 |
| 2025 | 26,457 | 448.8 |
| 2024 | 26,366 | 447.2 |
| 2023 | 26,270 | 445.6 |
| 2022 | 26,172 | 444.0 |
| 2021 | 25,922 | 439.7 |
| 2020 | 25,884 | 439.1 |
| 2019 | 25,841 | 438.3 |
| 2018 | 25,818 | 437.9 |
| 2017 | 25,800 | 438.5 |
| 2016 | 25,793 | 438.4 |
| 2015 | 25,731 | 437.3 |
| 2014 | 25,783 | 438.2 |
| 2013 | 25,678 | 436.4 |
| 2012 | 25,599 | 435.1 |
| 2011 | 25,492 | 433.3 |
| 2010 | 25,341 | 430.7 |
| 2009 | 25,095 | 426.5 |
Key figures
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