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Population density of Opwijk

Reference date: 2026-01-01

760.2

residents/km²

Opwijk recorded 760.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 111th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

Sint-Pieterskerk (Mazenzele), a documented local view of Opwijk
Sint-Pieterskerk (Mazenzele)Spotter2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
15,143residents
Rank in Belgium
111thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+6.9
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.

99.9% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 15 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Opwijk
  • 0 residents
  • 169.4–201.5 residents/km²
  • 234.5–471.3 residents/km²
  • 554.8–1,682.7 residents/km²
  • 1,740.0–2,980.4 residents/km²
  • 3,333.5–3,435.9 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
OPWIJK-CENTRUM 23060A00-1,7933,435.9 residents/km²
MAZENZELE STEENWEG 23060B01K3553,382.7 residents/km²
OPWIJK-CENTRUM-OOST 23060A01M1,2143,368.9 residents/km²
NANOVE 23060A04K1,0643,333.5 residents/km²
OPWIJK-CENTRUM-WEST - ESP 23060A01K9142,980.4 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Opwijk2017–2026: 720.1–760.2.767.4749.3731.1712.9720.12017721.82018730.32019740.32020742.72021744.42022747.52023746.32024753.32025760.22026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202615,143760.2
202515,006753.3
202414,866746.3
202314,890747.5
202214,828744.4
202114,793742.7
202014,746740.3
201914,547730.3
201814,378721.8
201714,356720.1
201614,208712.7
201514,140709.3
201413,975701.0
201313,985701.5
201213,679686.2
201113,447674.6
201013,270665.7
200913,004652.3

Key figures

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