Population density of Lille
Reference date: 2026-01-01
288.1
residents/km²
Lille recorded 288.1 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 302nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
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- Population
- 17,175residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 302ndout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +0.8
- 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; 8 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 15.8–90.3 residents/km²
- 112.3–371.2 residents/km²
- 496.0–844.2 residents/km²
- 941.4–1,621.4 residents/km²
- 1,691.8–2,381.8 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| GIERLE-CENTRUM 13019C000 | 1,815 | 2,381.8 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| DE SCHRANS 13019A041 | 390 | 1,932.4 residents/km² |
| LILLE-CENTRUM 13019A00- | 1,472 | 1,930.6 residents/km² |
| POEDERLEE-CENTRUM 13019D000 | 1,395 | 1,908.8 residents/km² |
| GIERLE-CENTRUM-ZUID 13019C030 | 897 | 1,752.0 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 17,175 | 288.1 |
| 2025 | 17,130 | 287.3 |
| 2024 | 17,026 | 285.6 |
| 2023 | 16,871 | 283.0 |
| 2022 | 16,688 | 279.9 |
| 2021 | 16,517 | 277.0 |
| 2020 | 16,564 | 277.8 |
| 2019 | 16,529 | 277.2 |
| 2018 | 16,512 | 277.0 |
| 2017 | 16,406 | 275.4 |
| 2016 | 16,404 | 275.4 |
| 2015 | 16,386 | 275.0 |
| 2014 | 16,407 | 275.4 |
| 2013 | 16,385 | 275.0 |
| 2012 | 16,350 | 274.4 |
| 2011 | 16,391 | 275.1 |
| 2010 | 16,213 | 272.1 |
| 2009 | 15,978 | 268.2 |
Key figures
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