Population density of Liège

Reference date: 2026-01-01

2,885.7

residents/km²

Liège recorded 2,885.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 21st among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Liège
Documented local viewA.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
198,102residents
Rank in Belgium
21stout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+11.3
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.

99.9% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 101 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Liège
  • 0 residents
  • 1.9–1,308.2 residents/km²
  • 1,431.0–3,082.2 residents/km²
  • 3,114.0–4,766.9 residents/km²
  • 4,781.2–6,801.8 residents/km²
  • 6,820.2–35,917.6 residents/km²
Colours compare sectors only within this municipality; hatched sectors have zero registered residents. Reference date: 2025-01-01.
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Densest inhabited statistical sectors
COMPLEXE DE LOGEMENT D'ANGLEUR 62063H03K79135,917.6 residents/km²
CITE JAMBE DE BOIS 62063A62L32720,272.0 residents/km²
RESISTANCE 62063E00K4,52818,378.8 residents/km²
SAINT-JACQUES 62063A05K2,41315,909.4 residents/km²
COLOMPRE 62063E03K1,66915,874.9 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Liège2017–2026: 2,887.5–2,885.7.2,895.32,875.82,856.32,836.82,887.520172,878.120182,874.220192,872.820202,859.420212,844.520222,845.520232,851.820242,874.320252,885.72026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
2026198,1022,885.7
2025197,3232,874.3
2024195,7782,851.8
2023195,3462,845.5
2022195,2782,844.5
2021196,2962,859.4
2020197,2172,872.8
2019197,3272,874.2
2018197,3552,878.1
2017197,8852,887.5
2016196,9702,874.2
2015195,9682,859.6
2014196,2912,864.3
2013195,9312,859.0
2012195,5762,853.8
2011194,7172,841.3
2010192,5042,809.0
2009190,7422,783.3

Key figures

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