Population density of Lummen

Reference date: 2026-01-01

287.8

residents/km²

Lummen recorded 287.8 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 303rd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Lummen
Documented local viewSonuwe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
15,452residents
Rank in Belgium
303rdout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+2.0
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.

100.0% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 2 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Lummen
  • 0 residents
  • 8.5–60.9 residents/km²
  • 67.4–141.0 residents/km²
  • 144.0–453.0 residents/km²
  • 738.8–1,284.1 residents/km²
  • 1,354.5–2,566.4 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
LUMMEN-CENTRUM 71037A0011,8582,566.4 residents/km²
SCHALBROEK 71037A20-1,0981,952.8 residents/km²
MOLEM 71037A0231471,807.7 residents/km²
GEENMEER 71037C0124711,681.5 residents/km²
GEENEIKEN-KERN 71037A30K7041,499.7 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Lummen2017–2026: 273.3–287.8.290.4283.8277.2270.6273.32017274.92018277.32019278.92020280.92021282.52022286.22023285.32024285.82025287.82026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202615,452287.8
202515,347285.8
202415,320285.3
202315,366286.2
202215,172282.5
202115,086280.9
202014,978278.9
201914,890277.3
201814,762274.9
201714,662273.3
201614,603272.2
201514,571271.6
201414,529270.8
201314,423268.8
201214,358267.6
201114,324267.0
201014,293266.4
200914,174264.2

Key figures

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