Population density of Mouscron

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,487.1

residents/km²

Mouscron recorded 1,487.1 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 46th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Mouscron
Documented local viewPierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
60,410residents
Rank in Belgium
46thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+2.6
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; 24 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Mouscron
  • 0 residents
  • 8.4–640.3 residents/km²
  • 671.5–1,679.6 residents/km²
  • 1,734.1–2,906.7 residents/km²
  • 2,954.6–4,629.5 residents/km²
  • 4,800.6–8,780.5 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
LE CHRIST 54007A0321,6758,780.5 residents/km²
JEAN JAURES 54007A33L1,4457,789.6 residents/km²
BOIS-DE-CHENES 54007A4012,2087,610.3 residents/km²
TUQUET 54007A3012,4047,493.3 residents/km²
L'OURS 54007A0438107,109.9 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Mouscron2019–2026: 1,439.6–1,487.1.1,495.61,474.11,452.61,431.01,439.620191,446.720201,449.020211,456.820221,466.220231,476.720241,484.520251,487.12026
2019-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202660,4101,487.1
202560,3041,484.5
202459,9871,476.7
202359,5631,466.2
202259,1791,456.8
202158,8621,449.0
202058,7671,446.7
201958,4741,439.6

Key figures

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