Population density of Olen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
559.7
residents/km²
Olen recorded 559.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 162nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 12,945residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 162ndout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +1.3
- 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; 3 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 14.3–38.2 residents/km²
- 69.1–133.1 residents/km²
- 283.7–760.2 residents/km²
- 787.4–1,543.3 residents/km²
- 1,575.8–2,113.6 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| O.-L.-V. OLEN 13029A10- | 1,433 | 2,113.6 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| SINT-JOZEF-OLEN-KERN 13029A20- | 1,141 | 2,101.4 residents/km² |
| OLEN-CENTRUM 13029A000 | 3,282 | 2,037.7 residents/km² |
| GERHEIDEN - GESTELEN 13029A131 | 1,939 | 1,575.8 residents/km² |
| KRENTZEN 13029A142 | 940 | 1,543.3 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 12,945 | 559.7 |
| 2025 | 12,915 | 558.4 |
| 2024 | 12,824 | 554.5 |
| 2023 | 12,689 | 548.7 |
| 2022 | 12,582 | 544.1 |
| 2021 | 12,600 | 544.9 |
| 2020 | 12,560 | 543.2 |
| 2019 | 12,505 | 540.7 |
| 2018 | 12,491 | 540.2 |
| 2017 | 12,381 | 534.0 |
| 2016 | 12,242 | 528.0 |
| 2015 | 12,186 | 525.6 |
| 2014 | 12,125 | 522.9 |
| 2013 | 12,016 | 518.2 |
| 2012 | 11,923 | 514.2 |
| 2011 | 11,782 | 508.1 |
| 2010 | 11,749 | 506.7 |
| 2009 | 11,655 | 502.7 |
Key figures
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