Population density of Leuven
Reference date: 2026-01-01
1,832.1
residents/km²
Leuven recorded 1,832.1 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 35th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 105,357residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 35thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +7.9
- 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; 145 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 2.3–919.0 residents/km²
- 1,017.3–2,666.4 residents/km²
- 2,719.0–5,589.0 residents/km²
- 5,733.6–8,043.9 residents/km²
- 8,392.5–23,964.5 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| SINT-MAARTENSDAL 24062A12- | 1,292 | 23,964.5 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| LEEUWERIKEN 24062D03M | 1,617 | 16,005.5 residents/km² |
| GLASBLAZERIJ 24062A05M | 421 | 15,884.0 residents/km² |
| TESSENSTRAAT 24062A51K | 1,431 | 15,277.0 residents/km² |
| KESSEL-LO ACHTER STATION 24062C05L | 347 | 12,552.6 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 105,357 | 1,832.1 |
| 2025 | 104,906 | 1,824.2 |
| 2024 | 104,009 | 1,808.6 |
| 2023 | 103,009 | 1,791.2 |
| 2022 | 102,236 | 1,777.8 |
| 2021 | 101,032 | 1,756.8 |
| 2020 | 102,275 | 1,778.5 |
| 2019 | 101,624 | 1,767.2 |
| 2018 | 101,396 | 1,763.2 |
| 2017 | 100,291 | 1,740.9 |
| 2016 | 99,288 | 1,723.5 |
| 2015 | 98,376 | 1,707.7 |
| 2014 | 98,292 | 1,706.2 |
| 2013 | 97,692 | 1,695.8 |
| 2012 | 97,656 | 1,695.2 |
| 2011 | 96,939 | 1,682.7 |
| 2010 | 95,463 | 1,657.1 |
| 2009 | 94,290 | 1,636.8 |
Key figures
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