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.

A documented local view of Temse
Documented local viewAnnabel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
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.

Population density by statistical sector inside Temse
  • 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
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
TEMSE-VOLKSPLAATS 46025A01K2,1556,359.9 residents/km²
TEMSE-CENTRUM 46025A00K3,1145,968.2 residents/km²
STEENDORP-CENTRUM-WEST 46025B01K1,0245,829.4 residents/km²
STEENDORP-KAPELSTRAAT 46025B00K7623,961.4 residents/km²
TEMSE-SOMPERSHOEK 46025A04K2,1423,786.2 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Temse2017–2026: 734.7–793.4.804.3776.9749.5722.0734.72017732.92018746.32019753.12020755.42021764.02022777.92023779.92024788.42025793.42026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202631,814793.4
202531,613788.4
202431,271779.9
202331,191777.9
202230,635764.0
202130,287755.4
202030,196753.1
201929,926746.3
201829,528732.9
201729,515734.7
201629,194726.7
201529,182726.4
201429,073723.7
201329,012722.2
201228,889719.1
201128,500709.4
201028,147700.7
200927,748690.7

Key figures

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