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Population density of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Reference date: 2026-01-01

16,359.3

residents/km²

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean recorded 16,359.3 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 5th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Documented local viewJulie Waeyaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
98,411residents
Rank in Belgium
5thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-50.2
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.

99.8% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 149 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
  • 0 residents
  • 90.2–7,869.0 residents/km²
  • 10,395.4–15,206.0 residents/km²
  • 16,951.6–22,101.8 residents/km²
  • 22,538.9–26,242.4 residents/km²
  • 26,244.7–33,949.9 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
METTEWIE-BUILDINGS 21012A84-2,31733,949.9 residents/km²
PFEIFFER 21012A5521,39532,838.5 residents/km²
ETANGS NOIRS 21012A1525,90031,958.0 residents/km²
MARIE-JOSE BLOCS 21012A21K1,32030,424.6 residents/km²
SAINT-JOSEPH 21012A05-1,07129,272.7 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Molenbeek-Saint-Jean2017–2026: 16,089.1–16,359.3.16,467.116,321.916,176.716,031.516,089.1201716,152.2201816,228.4201916,314.5202016,309.5202116,240.5202216,335.8202316,351.6202416,409.4202516,359.32026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202698,41116,359.3
202598,71316,409.4
202498,36516,351.6
202398,27016,335.8
202297,69716,240.5
202198,11216,309.5
202097,97916,314.5
201997,46216,228.4
201897,00516,152.2
201796,62916,089.1
201696,58616,082.0
201595,57615,913.8
201494,85415,793.6
201394,65315,760.1
201293,89315,633.6
201191,73315,273.9
201088,18114,682.5
200985,73514,275.2

Key figures

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