Population density of Saint-Gilles

Reference date: 2026-01-01

19,242.2

residents/km²

Saint-Gilles recorded 19,242.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 2nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Saint-Gilles
Documented local viewTram Bruxelles · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
48,756residents
Rank in Belgium
2ndout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-28.0
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.

99.9% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 70 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Saint-Gilles
  • 0 residents
  • 1,208.5–15,070.5 residents/km²
  • 15,905.5–18,816.9 residents/km²
  • 20,250.8–24,464.6 residents/km²
  • 25,296.7–30,017.0 residents/km²
  • 30,089.5–40,526.8 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
CRICKX (RUE) 21013A4222,56540,526.8 residents/km²
PARVIS 21013A10242736,436.2 residents/km²
REGIES 21013A22-3,68832,457.7 residents/km²
VILLAS (AVENUE DES) 21013A41K2,51330,279.5 residents/km²
DETHY (RUE) 21013A13-2,10330,089.5 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Saint-Gilles2017–2026: 19,978.2–19,242.2.20,110.719,777.019,443.419,109.719,978.2201719,787.3201819,892.2201919,659.1202019,415.9202119,274.2202219,466.0202319,454.1202419,270.2202519,242.22026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202648,75619,242.2
202548,82719,270.2
202449,29319,454.1
202349,32319,466.0
202248,83719,274.2
202149,19619,415.9
202049,67819,659.1
201950,26719,892.2
201850,00219,787.3
201750,47119,978.2
201650,65920,052.6
201550,47219,978.6
201450,46019,973.8
201350,37719,941.0
201249,49219,590.7
201148,43719,173.1
201046,98118,596.7
200945,71218,094.4

Key figures

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