Population density of Schelle

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,121.6

residents/km²

Schelle recorded 1,121.6 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 65th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Schelle
Documented local viewAnnabel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
8,777residents
Rank in Belgium
65thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+12.1
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; 0 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Schelle
  • 0 residents
  • 36.5–87.7 residents/km²
  • 103.6–320.1 residents/km²
  • 1,606.8–1,606.8 residents/km²
  • 2,308.2–3,719.1 residents/km²
  • 4,403.5–5,088.3 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
MAAIENHOEK 11038A0201,4965,088.3 residents/km²
MIKMAN 11038A0102,6454,403.5 residents/km²
SCHELLE-DORP 11038A0002,7703,719.1 residents/km²
BOERENHOEK 11038A04-6392,308.2 residents/km²
LAARHOEK 11038A0306751,606.8 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Schelle2017–2026: 1,091.5–1,121.6.1,128.21,111.51,094.81,078.11,091.520171,084.720181,095.620191,089.920201,093.720211,110.720221,106.920231,100.820241,109.420251,121.62026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
20268,7771,121.6
20258,6821,109.4
20248,6141,100.8
20238,6621,106.9
20228,6921,110.7
20218,5591,093.7
20208,5291,089.9
20198,5181,095.6
20188,4331,084.7
20178,3571,091.5
20168,2591,078.7
20158,2081,072.0
20148,1831,068.7
20138,2011,071.1
20128,0881,056.3
20118,0801,055.3
20108,1041,058.4
20098,0721,054.2

Key figures

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