Population density of Poperinge

Reference date: 2026-01-01

165.2

residents/km²

Poperinge recorded 165.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 426th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Poperinge
Documented local viewToïlev · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
19,890residents
Rank in Belgium
426thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-0.6
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.

Population density by statistical sector inside Poperinge
  • 0 residents
  • 27.3–41.5 residents/km²
  • 42.2–55.5 residents/km²
  • 62.9–645.2 residents/km²
  • 826.3–1,926.6 residents/km²
  • 2,222.3–3,957.9 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
OUDE KLINIEK 33021A0411,1183,957.9 residents/km²
POPERINGE-CENTRUM 33021A00-1,4383,553.6 residents/km²
HOPPELAND 33021A0211,8073,151.3 residents/km²
BUSSENIERSHOF 33021A33K1,4182,992.7 residents/km²
BELLEWIJK 33021A0529042,863.8 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Poperinge2017–2026: 163.9–165.2.166.3165.2164.2163.1163.92017163.82018163.72019163.82020163.52021164.32022165.72023165.52024165.82025165.22026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202619,890165.2
202519,962165.8
202419,921165.5
202319,947165.7
202219,782164.3
202119,686163.5
202019,717163.8
201919,702163.7
201819,718163.8
201719,735163.9
201619,755164.1
201519,944165.7
201419,893165.2
201319,916165.4
201219,989166.0
201119,983166.0
201019,960165.8
200919,935165.6

Key figures

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