Population of Mortsel

Reference date: 2026-01-01

26,961

residents

The official population of Mortsel was 26,961 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 109th among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Mortsel
Documented local viewLieven Smits · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
3,463.5residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
109thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+225
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Mortsel2017–2026: 25,588–26,961.27,20826,58625,96325,34125,588201725,824201826,099201926,157202026,170202126,189202226,391202326,588202426,736202526,9612026
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

Population

Who lives here

A complete, non-overlapping view of the registered population by age, from the same reference-date record.
Age structureShare of registered residents in five non-overlapping age groups.Under 18: 20.7%18–24: 7.7%25–44: 27.1%45–64: 24.4%65 and older: 20.2%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 185,57520.7%
18–242,0697.7%
25–447,31127.1%
45–646,57424.4%
65 and older5,43220.2%

Key figures

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