Population density of Maasmechelen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
529.0
residents/km²
Maasmechelen recorded 529.0 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 173rd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 40,653residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 173rdout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +2.2
- 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; 20 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 2.3–9.4 residents/km²
- 23.0–569.7 residents/km²
- 1,350.1–1,788.4 residents/km²
- 1,793.2–2,638.9 residents/km²
- 3,428.8–4,402.3 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| WIJK GRIMBYERBROECK 73107B0AK | 507 | 4,402.3 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| WIJK PAUWENGRAAF 73107D10L | 2,291 | 4,334.2 residents/km² |
| WIJK BEERENSHEUVEL 73107D11K | 2,046 | 4,296.9 residents/km² |
| WIJK MARIAHEIDE 73107A30K | 2,508 | 3,957.1 residents/km² |
| WIJK EISDERBOS 73107D21K | 1,129 | 3,846.7 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
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| 2026 | 40,653 | 529.0 |
| 2025 | 40,486 | 526.8 |
| 2024 | 40,219 | 523.4 |
| 2023 | 39,914 | 519.4 |
| 2022 | 39,409 | 512.8 |
| 2021 | 39,161 | 509.6 |
| 2020 | 38,933 | 506.6 |
| 2019 | 38,516 | 501.2 |
| 2018 | 38,193 | 497.0 |
| 2017 | 37,813 | 491.1 |
| 2016 | 37,696 | 489.6 |
| 2015 | 37,609 | 488.4 |
| 2014 | 37,429 | 486.1 |
| 2013 | 37,421 | 486.0 |
| 2012 | 37,369 | 485.3 |
| 2011 | 37,176 | 482.8 |
| 2010 | 36,937 | 479.7 |
| 2009 | 36,818 | 478.2 |
Key figures
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