Population density of Machelen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
1,488.2
residents/km²
Machelen recorded 1,488.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 45th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 17,115residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 45thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +28.8
- 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; 7 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 9.0–313.7 residents/km²
- 465.6–2,187.8 residents/km²
- 2,323.0–3,992.5 residents/km²
- 4,707.0–6,026.0 residents/km²
- 6,801.8–11,477.4 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| SPOELBERG 23047A31- | 713 | 11,477.4 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| MACHELEN KERN 23047A01K | 1,635 | 9,155.3 residents/km² |
| BLIJDE INKOMST 2025 23047A02K | 1,677 | 7,911.1 residents/km² |
| NEUFFORGE 23047A01L | 623 | 7,687.4 residents/km² |
| DIEGEM KERN 23047B00K | 989 | 6,801.8 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 17,115 | 1,488.2 |
| 2025 | 16,784 | 1,459.4 |
| 2024 | 16,576 | 1,442.0 |
| 2023 | 16,486 | 1,434.1 |
| 2022 | 16,108 | 1,401.3 |
| 2021 | 15,895 | 1,382.7 |
| 2020 | 15,605 | 1,357.7 |
| 2019 | 15,469 | 1,345.8 |
| 2018 | 15,417 | 1,341.3 |
| 2017 | 15,135 | 1,315.2 |
| 2016 | 14,764 | 1,283.0 |
| 2015 | 14,454 | 1,256.0 |
| 2014 | 14,271 | 1,240.1 |
| 2013 | 13,987 | 1,215.5 |
| 2012 | 13,738 | 1,193.8 |
| 2011 | 13,565 | 1,178.8 |
| 2010 | 13,330 | 1,158.4 |
| 2009 | 13,214 | 1,148.3 |
Key figures
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