Population of Nijlen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
23,881
residents
The official population of Nijlen was 23,881 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 132nd among Belgium's municipalities.
- Population density
- 609.3residents/km²
- Rank in Belgium
- 132ndout of 565 municipalities
- Population change
- +134
- Reference date
- 2026-01-01
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
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| 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 |
Population
Who lives here
A complete, non-overlapping view of the registered population by age, from the same reference-date record.View the exact data table
| Under 18 | 4,342 | 18.2% |
|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | 1,754 | 7.3% |
| 25–44 | 5,601 | 23.5% |
| 45–64 | 6,702 | 28.1% |
| 65 and older | 5,482 | 23.0% |
Key figures
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