Population density of Nijlen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
609.3
residents/km²
Nijlen recorded 609.3 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 151st among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 23,881residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 151stout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +3.4
- 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
- 41.9–74.4 residents/km²
- 77.8–1,190.2 residents/km²
- 1,262.5–1,451.2 residents/km²
- 1,562.0–2,163.5 residents/km²
- 2,170.2–3,525.9 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| NIJLEN-CENTRUM 12026A00- | 878 | 3,525.9 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| KESSEL-CENTRUM 12026C000 | 2,247 | 3,306.6 residents/km² |
| TUINWIJK 12026A040 | 3,012 | 2,320.8 residents/km² |
| GOORKANT 12026A122 | 2,612 | 2,170.2 residents/km² |
| DORSEL 12026A01- | 2,534 | 2,163.5 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 23,881 | 609.3 |
| 2025 | 23,747 | 605.9 |
| 2024 | 23,707 | 604.8 |
| 2023 | 23,409 | 597.2 |
| 2022 | 23,259 | 593.4 |
| 2021 | 22,985 | 586.4 |
| 2020 | 22,936 | 585.2 |
| 2019 | 22,949 | 585.4 |
| 2018 | 22,813 | 581.9 |
| 2017 | 22,693 | 579.4 |
| 2016 | 22,651 | 578.3 |
| 2015 | 22,559 | 576.0 |
| 2014 | 22,342 | 570.5 |
| 2013 | 22,198 | 566.8 |
| 2012 | 22,065 | 563.4 |
| 2011 | 21,824 | 557.2 |
| 2010 | 21,572 | 550.8 |
| 2009 | 21,369 | 545.6 |
Key figures
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