Population density of Mechelen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
1,373.4
residents/km²
Mechelen recorded 1,373.4 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 51st among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 90,355residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 51stout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +10.6
- 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; 31 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 6.2–162.0 residents/km²
- 179.3–1,516.1 residents/km²
- 1,531.6–3,282.6 residents/km²
- 3,442.7–6,598.5 residents/km²
- 6,618.4–14,240.1 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| KONINGIN ASTRIDLAAN - BINNENSTAD 12025A952 | 1,066 | 14,240.1 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| VLIETSE 12025A011 | 1,019 | 14,140.6 residents/km² |
| PENNEPOEL 12025A20- | 3,132 | 13,650.0 residents/km² |
| ADEGEMSTRAAT 12025A921 | 2,027 | 12,725.8 residents/km² |
| ONZE-LIEVE-VROUWKERK 12025A06- | 2,759 | 10,627.6 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
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| 2026 | 90,355 | 1,373.4 |
| 2025 | 89,655 | 1,362.8 |
| 2024 | 89,313 | 1,357.6 |
| 2023 | 88,614 | 1,347.0 |
| 2022 | 86,996 | 1,322.4 |
| 2021 | 86,911 | 1,321.1 |
| 2020 | 86,921 | 1,321.2 |
| 2019 | 86,616 | 1,316.3 |
| 2018 | 86,304 | 1,311.9 |
| 2017 | 85,665 | 1,303.2 |
| 2016 | 84,523 | 1,285.8 |
| 2015 | 83,975 | 1,277.5 |
| 2014 | 83,194 | 1,265.6 |
| 2013 | 82,602 | 1,256.6 |
| 2012 | 82,325 | 1,252.4 |
| 2011 | 81,925 | 1,246.3 |
| 2010 | 80,940 | 1,231.3 |
| 2009 | 80,205 | 1,220.1 |
Key figures
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