Population density of Stekene
Reference date: 2026-01-01
440.9
residents/km²
Stekene recorded 440.9 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 212th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

- Population
- 19,955residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 212thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +4.2
- 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; 7 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 17.8–140.1 residents/km²
- 156.2–698.9 residents/km²
- 732.3–1,077.1 residents/km²
- 1,186.4–1,664.7 residents/km²
- 1,875.4–2,669.5 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| DE PAAL 46024B112 | 284 | 2,669.5 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| STEKENE-CENTRUM - WEST 46024A02- | 799 | 2,564.1 residents/km² |
| KEMZEKE-CENTRUM 46024B000 | 1,991 | 2,439.5 residents/km² |
| KERKWIJK 46024A03- | 2,522 | 2,423.0 residents/km² |
| STEKENE-CENTRUM 46024A00- | 1,171 | 2,397.8 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 19,955 | 440.9 |
| 2025 | 19,767 | 436.7 |
| 2024 | 19,589 | 432.8 |
| 2023 | 19,273 | 425.8 |
| 2022 | 19,030 | 420.4 |
| 2021 | 18,863 | 416.7 |
| 2020 | 18,687 | 412.9 |
| 2019 | 18,445 | 407.5 |
| 2018 | 18,352 | 405.4 |
| 2017 | 18,102 | 400.1 |
| 2016 | 17,888 | 395.4 |
| 2015 | 17,782 | 393.0 |
| 2014 | 17,635 | 389.8 |
| 2013 | 17,575 | 388.4 |
| 2012 | 17,487 | 386.5 |
| 2011 | 17,440 | 385.5 |
| 2010 | 17,350 | 383.5 |
| 2009 | 17,294 | 382.2 |
Key figures
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