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Landen

Reference date: 2026-01-01

16,458

residents

Explore Landen through official statistics on population, age, housing, mobility, businesses and the local built environment, with sources and reference dates.

Racour railway station, a documented local view of Landen
Racour railway stationKlever · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
308.8residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
223rdout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+83
Reference date
2026-01-01

Key figures

At a glance

Twelve source-backed signals place this municipality in its demographic, housing, economic, land-use, mobility and connectivity context.

What stands out

  1. Land cover67.9 % of municipal areaLand cover: 67.9 % of municipal area · national percentile 97/100
  2. Fixed broadband coverage99.4 %Fixed broadband coverage: 99.4 % · national percentile 92/100
  3. VAT-registered enterprises79.4 enterprises / 1,000 residentsVAT-registered enterprises: 79.4 enterprises / 1,000 residents · national percentile 19/100

Indicators use their latest available source period. The date is shown separately for every figure.

Population and age

Population

16,458

residents

+83 since 2025 (+0.5%)

26% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 61/100 among 565

9% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 56/100 among 63

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Population density

308.8

residents/km²

+1.5 since 2025 (+0.5%)

4% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 49/100 among 565

44% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 26/100 among 63

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Age profile

45

years

5% above Belgium’s municipal median

2% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

7,374

dwellings

21% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 59/100 among 565

13% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 60/100 among 63

Period: · Source: Statbel cadastral building stock, 2025 release

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Building permits

3.7

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 27 dwellings

49% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 22/100 among 565

44% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 25/100 among 63

Reference date: · Source: Statbel building permits by month and administrative geography

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Land cover

Arable land

67.9

% of municipal area

Total: 3,617 ha

75% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 97/100 among 565

85% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 98/100 among 63

Reference date: · Source: Statbel land cover according to the Land Register (SQLite)

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House sales

18.6

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 137 sales

8% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 63/100 among 565

2% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 58/100 among 63

Reference date: · Source: Statbel real-estate deeds by statistical sector, 2013-2024

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

80.8

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 1,329 departures

19% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 39/100 among 565

43% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 20/100 among 63

Scheduled service date: Published timetable; planned service, not observed operations. · Source: De Lijn static GTFS, STIB-MIVB static GTFS, TEC static GTFS, SNCB-NMBS static GTFS, Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026, Statbel statistical sectors 2026 (GeoJSON, EPSG:3812)

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Public level crossings

3

crossings

Belgium’s municipal median is 0; percentage comparison is not shown

the municipal median in Flemish Brabant is 0; percentage comparison is not shown

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.4

%

1% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 92/100 among 565

1.0% above the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 90/100 among 63

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Fixed

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5G mobile coverage

100.0

%

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Flemish Brabant

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

79.4

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 1,307 enterprises

22% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 19/100 among 565

29% below the municipal median in Flemish Brabant · provincial percentile 4/100 among 63

Reference date: · Source: Statbel VAT-registered enterprises by legal form, 2024

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Official time series

Official time series: Landen2017–2026: 15,919–16,458.16,55516,31116,06615,82215,919201715,961201815,951201916,096202016,051202116,149202216,284202316,390202416,375202516,4582026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202616,458308.8
202516,375307.2
202416,390307.5
202316,284305.5
202216,149303.0
202116,051301.1
202016,096302.0
201915,951299.3
201815,961299.5
201715,919299.0
201615,944299.5
201515,840297.6
201415,783296.5
201315,719295.3
201215,546292.0
201115,440290.0
201015,367288.7
200915,115283.9

Key figures

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