Population density of Merksplas
Reference date: 2026-01-01
201.2
residents/km²
Merksplas recorded 201.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 391st among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 8,974residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 391stout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +1.2
- 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.99.9% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 12 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 32.7–47.2 residents/km²
- 53.1–173.9 residents/km²
- 219.5–665.6 residents/km²
- 1,324.2–1,903.8 residents/km²
- 1,957.7–3,015.9 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| MERKSPLAS-DORP 13023A001 | 2,155 | 3,015.9 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| MOLENZIJDE 13023A02- | 390 | 2,069.7 residents/km² |
| LEEST 13023A032 | 803 | 1,957.7 residents/km² |
| MERKSPLAS-DORP OOST 13023A355 | 603 | 1,903.8 residents/km² |
| HEIDESTRAAT 13023A322 | 608 | 1,459.2 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 8,974 | 201.2 |
| 2025 | 8,921 | 200.0 |
| 2024 | 8,883 | 199.2 |
| 2023 | 8,799 | 197.3 |
| 2022 | 8,683 | 194.7 |
| 2021 | 8,616 | 193.2 |
| 2020 | 8,588 | 192.5 |
| 2019 | 8,600 | 192.8 |
| 2018 | 8,619 | 193.2 |
| 2017 | 8,626 | 193.2 |
| 2016 | 8,642 | 193.6 |
| 2015 | 8,693 | 194.7 |
| 2014 | 8,637 | 193.5 |
| 2013 | 8,682 | 194.5 |
| 2012 | 8,576 | 192.1 |
| 2011 | 8,559 | 191.7 |
| 2010 | 8,465 | 189.6 |
| 2009 | 8,432 | 188.9 |
Key figures
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