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Population density of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Reference date: 2026-01-01

479.7

residents/km²

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem recorded 479.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 196th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

Averbode Abbey, a documented local view of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
Averbode AbbeyJH-man · CC BY-SA 2.0 be · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
24,537residents
Rank in Belgium
196thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+6.6
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.

99.9% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 15 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
  • 0 residents
  • 10.3–175.0 residents/km²
  • 205.0–385.9 residents/km²
  • 449.4–1,100.3 residents/km²
  • 1,157.3–1,760.8 residents/km²
  • 1,782.8–4,815.9 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
SCHERPENHEUVEL-CENTRUM 24134A00-6124,815.9 residents/km²
SCHUURWOUVERSSTRAAT ZUID 24134A01L1,6592,641.2 residents/km²
AVERBODE-NOORDKERN 24134E00K1,3702,258.5 residents/km²
SCHUURWOUVERSSTRAAT NOORD 24134A01K9212,245.1 residents/km²
ZICHEM CENTRUM 24134B00-1,5151,987.5 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Scherpenheuvel-Zichem2017–2026: 447.7–479.7.485.5471.0456.4441.9447.72017448.52018450.22019451.22020452.32021457.02022463.52023469.32024473.12025479.72026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202624,537479.7
202524,200473.1
202424,001469.3
202323,705463.5
202223,375457.0
202123,135452.3
202023,078451.2
201923,029450.2
201822,952448.5
201722,924447.7
201622,833445.9
201522,809445.4
201422,751444.3
201322,620441.7
201222,592441.2
201122,595441.2
201022,553440.4
200922,441438.2

Key figures

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