Population density of Temse
Reference date: 2026-01-01
793.4
residents/km²
Temse recorded 793.4 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 104th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

- Population
- 31,814residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 104thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +5.0
- 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; 20 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 9.2–122.7 residents/km²
- 130.0–1,071.3 residents/km²
- 1,519.9–2,404.4 residents/km²
- 2,596.8–3,261.4 residents/km²
- 3,452.0–6,359.9 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| TEMSE-VOLKSPLAATS 46025A01K | 2,155 | 6,359.9 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| TEMSE-CENTRUM 46025A00K | 3,114 | 5,968.2 residents/km² |
| STEENDORP-CENTRUM-WEST 46025B01K | 1,024 | 5,829.4 residents/km² |
| STEENDORP-KAPELSTRAAT 46025B00K | 762 | 3,961.4 residents/km² |
| TEMSE-SOMPERSHOEK 46025A04K | 2,142 | 3,786.2 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 31,814 | 793.4 |
| 2025 | 31,613 | 788.4 |
| 2024 | 31,271 | 779.9 |
| 2023 | 31,191 | 777.9 |
| 2022 | 30,635 | 764.0 |
| 2021 | 30,287 | 755.4 |
| 2020 | 30,196 | 753.1 |
| 2019 | 29,926 | 746.3 |
| 2018 | 29,528 | 732.9 |
| 2017 | 29,515 | 734.7 |
| 2016 | 29,194 | 726.7 |
| 2015 | 29,182 | 726.4 |
| 2014 | 29,073 | 723.7 |
| 2013 | 29,012 | 722.2 |
| 2012 | 28,889 | 719.1 |
| 2011 | 28,500 | 709.4 |
| 2010 | 28,147 | 700.7 |
| 2009 | 27,748 | 690.7 |
Key figures
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