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Population density of Schaerbeek

Reference date: 2026-01-01

16,361.6

residents/km²

Schaerbeek recorded 16,361.6 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 4th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Schaerbeek
Documented local viewM0tty · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
129,278residents
Rank in Belgium
4thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-62.9
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.

99.7% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 381 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Schaerbeek
  • 0 residents
  • 21.0–10,952.2 residents/km²
  • 11,393.2–16,623.4 residents/km²
  • 17,237.1–20,546.4 residents/km²
  • 20,651.1–22,751.1 residents/km²
  • 23,161.3–34,384.2 residents/km²
Colours compare sectors only within this municipality; hatched sectors have zero registered residents. Reference date: 2025-01-01.
View the exact data table
Densest inhabited statistical sectors
HOUFFALIZE (PLACE) 21015A0213,23534,384.2 residents/km²
PR. ELISABETH-NORD 21015A1523,54333,046.7 residents/km²
STEPHENSON (PLACE) 21015A45-1,53231,713.0 residents/km²
BRICHAUT (RUE DE) 21015A6124,08029,790.3 residents/km²
JOSAPHAT (RUE) 21015A03-5,30027,506.3 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Schaerbeek2017–2026: 16,802.3–16,361.6.16,971.916,737.516,503.016,268.516,802.3201716,841.0201816,878.8201916,814.3202016,636.6202116,540.3202216,551.1202316,504.2202416,424.5202516,361.62026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
2026129,27816,361.6
2025129,77516,424.5
2024130,40516,504.2
2023130,77516,551.1
2022130,69016,540.3
2021131,45116,636.6
2020132,79916,814.3
2019133,30916,878.8
2018133,01016,841.0
2017133,04216,802.3
2016132,59016,745.2
2015131,03016,548.2
2014131,60416,620.7
2013130,58716,492.3
2012127,74716,133.6
2011125,65815,869.8
2010121,23215,310.8
2009118,27514,937.3

Key figures

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