Population density of Schoten

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,180.9

residents/km²

Schoten recorded 1,180.9 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 63rd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

Vordenstein park, a documented local view of Schoten
Vordenstein parkAndrawaag · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
34,849residents
Rank in Belgium
63rdout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-2.6
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.

100.0% of residents are located to a statistical sector; 2 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Schoten
  • 0 residents
  • 2.6–64.3 residents/km²
  • 106.4–461.9 residents/km²
  • 573.4–2,218.4 residents/km²
  • 2,288.3–5,330.9 residents/km²
  • 6,000.7–9,474.6 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
DEUZELD - BOEKENBORG 11040A25K1,6319,474.6 residents/km²
KRUININGENSTRAAT 11040A23K6109,044.0 residents/km²
DEUZELD-NOORD 11040A2012,1278,482.3 residents/km²
CENTRUM-WEST 11040A03K3,0957,539.9 residents/km²
SINT-FILIPPUS 11040A06L8477,317.4 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Schoten2017–2026: 1,159.0–1,180.9.1,188.21,176.41,164.61,152.81,159.020171,168.320181,170.320191,163.220201,162.020211,157.520221,164.320231,173.920241,183.520251,180.92026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202634,8491,180.9
202534,9261,183.5
202434,6411,173.9
202334,3601,164.3
202234,1571,157.5
202134,2911,162.0
202034,3161,163.2
201934,5171,170.3
201834,4621,168.3
201734,2731,159.0
201634,0631,151.9
201534,0161,150.3
201433,8711,145.4
201333,7761,142.2
201233,7661,141.9
201133,5961,136.1
201033,3421,127.6
200933,2471,124.3

Key figures

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