Population density of Mortsel

Reference date: 2026-01-01

3,463.5

residents/km²

Mortsel recorded 3,463.5 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 20th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Mortsel
Documented local viewLieven Smits · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
26,961residents
Rank in Belgium
20thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+28.9
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; 4 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Mortsel
  • 0 residents
  • 76.8–952.9 residents/km²
  • 1,304.2–3,240.5 residents/km²
  • 3,756.2–4,916.9 residents/km²
  • 5,101.3–6,051.3 residents/km²
  • 6,285.2–8,399.2 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
LUITHAGEN 11029A2012,8318,399.2 residents/km²
OUDE-GOD 11029A00-4,8937,004.7 residents/km²
HOF VAN RIETH 11029A02-2,1586,714.6 residents/km²
TEN DORPE 11029A2421,3076,285.2 residents/km²
TOMMELT 11029A01-1,6146,051.3 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Mortsel2017–2026: 3,289.8–3,463.5.3,494.73,416.03,337.33,258.63,289.820173,319.820183,352.720193,360.320203,361.920213,364.320223,390.320233,415.620243,434.620253,463.52026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202626,9613,463.5
202526,7363,434.6
202426,5883,415.6
202326,3913,390.3
202226,1893,364.3
202126,1703,361.9
202026,1573,360.3
201926,0993,352.7
201825,8243,319.8
201725,5883,289.8
201625,5513,285.1
201525,3563,260.0
201425,2423,245.4
201325,2023,240.2
201225,1433,232.6
201124,8043,189.0
201024,7373,180.4
200924,6583,170.3

Key figures

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