Population density of Sint-Niklaas
Reference date: 2026-01-01
990.5
residents/km²
Sint-Niklaas recorded 990.5 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 82nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 83,400residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 82ndout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +8.8
- 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; 20 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 19.5–277.9 residents/km²
- 305.6–1,201.8 residents/km²
- 1,505.1–2,797.9 residents/km²
- 2,926.4–4,858.5 residents/km²
- 4,909.5–10,967.4 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| FABIOLAPARK 46021A232 | 1,623 | 10,967.4 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| PAPENAKKERS 46021A01K | 3,353 | 10,056.4 residents/km² |
| BEENAERT 46021A10L | 1,383 | 9,721.9 residents/km² |
| FILTEINT 46021A10K | 1,479 | 8,751.1 residents/km² |
| GERDAPARK 46021A70K | 1,339 | 8,746.8 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 83,400 | 990.5 |
| 2025 | 82,661 | 981.8 |
| 2024 | 81,863 | 972.3 |
| 2023 | 81,138 | 963.7 |
| 2022 | 80,167 | 952.1 |
| 2021 | 79,357 | 942.5 |
| 2020 | 78,531 | 932.7 |
| 2019 | 77,679 | 922.6 |
| 2018 | 76,756 | 913.5 |
| 2017 | 76,028 | 903.0 |
| 2016 | 75,208 | 893.2 |
| 2015 | 74,289 | 882.3 |
| 2014 | 73,716 | 875.5 |
| 2013 | 73,280 | 870.3 |
| 2012 | 72,883 | 865.6 |
| 2011 | 72,365 | 859.5 |
| 2010 | 71,806 | 852.8 |
| 2009 | 71,062 | 844.0 |
Key figures
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