Population density of Saint-Ghislain

Reference date: 2026-01-01

339.5

residents/km²

Saint-Ghislain recorded 339.5 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 264th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Saint-Ghislain
Documented local viewThis illustration was made by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT Please credit this : Jean-Pol GRANDMONT An email to Jean-Pol GRANDMONT would be appreciated. · CC BY 2.5 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
23,969residents
Rank in Belgium
264thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+3.0
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; 8 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Saint-Ghislain
  • 0 residents
  • 0.9–79.3 residents/km²
  • 102.1–401.4 residents/km²
  • 410.3–728.2 residents/km²
  • 777.3–1,404.2 residents/km²
  • 1,457.2–5,274.0 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
CITE DES SARTIAUX 53070B02K3875,274.0 residents/km²
SAINT-GHISLAIN-CENTRE 53070A00K1,6304,087.6 residents/km²
CITE DES AUBEPINES 53070A03K5623,087.9 residents/km²
CITE DES AULNOIS - CITE NOUVELLE 53070C02K8542,860.7 residents/km²
CLAIRIERE 53070B31K1361,898.2 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Saint-Ghislain2017–2026: 329.3–339.5.341.4336.7332.1327.5329.32017330.72018330.32019331.92020332.22021333.02022335.32023336.42024336.62025339.52026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202623,969339.5
202523,756336.6
202423,743336.4
202323,665335.3
202223,502333.0
202123,451332.2
202023,428331.9
201923,311330.3
201823,335330.7
201723,207329.3
201623,085327.6
201522,907325.1
201422,969325.9
201323,039326.9
201223,004326.4
201122,972326.0
201022,896324.9
200922,844324.2

Key figures

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