Population density of Nieuwerkerken
Reference date: 2026-01-01
326.1
residents/km²
Nieuwerkerken recorded 326.1 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 277th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 7,340residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 277thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +0.5
- 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; 2 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 40.7–108.9 residents/km²
- 136.8–163.8 residents/km²
- 215.9–215.9 residents/km²
- 922.5–1,161.0 residents/km²
- 1,427.5–1,575.5 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| NIEUWERKERKEN-CENTRUM 71045A00K | 2,213 | 1,575.5 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| KOZEN-DORP 71045D00K | 1,068 | 1,427.5 residents/km² |
| BINDERVELD-DORP 71045B00K | 510 | 1,161.0 residents/km² |
| WIJER-DORP 71045C00- | 810 | 922.5 residents/km² |
| SCHELFHEIDE - TEGELRIJ 71045A09K | 1,353 | 215.9 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 7,340 | 326.1 |
| 2025 | 7,328 | 325.6 |
| 2024 | 7,295 | 324.1 |
| 2023 | 7,190 | 319.4 |
| 2022 | 7,027 | 312.2 |
| 2021 | 7,062 | 313.7 |
| 2020 | 6,998 | 310.9 |
| 2019 | 6,947 | 308.6 |
| 2018 | 6,960 | 309.2 |
| 2017 | 6,941 | 308.2 |
| 2016 | 6,865 | 304.8 |
| 2015 | 6,841 | 303.8 |
| 2014 | 6,748 | 299.6 |
| 2013 | 6,729 | 298.8 |
| 2012 | 6,691 | 297.1 |
| 2011 | 6,684 | 296.8 |
| 2010 | 6,732 | 298.9 |
| 2009 | 6,758 | 300.1 |
Key figures
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