Population density of Turnhout
Reference date: 2026-01-01
855.0
residents/km²
Turnhout recorded 855.0 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 92nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 48,490residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 92ndout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +9.3
- 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; 44 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 10.2–400.1 residents/km²
- 516.9–2,864.2 residents/km²
- 3,041.9–5,262.3 residents/km²
- 5,269.6–7,340.3 residents/km²
- 7,359.5–12,570.0 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| MERODE 13040A62K | 909 | 12,570.0 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| MUYLENBERG 13040A00O | 1,054 | 9,539.6 residents/km² |
| DEN BREMT-NIEUW 13040A61M | 1,381 | 9,228.3 residents/km² |
| LUCHTENBERG 13040A601 | 1,418 | 9,066.4 residents/km² |
| TURNOVA 13040A00M | 1,165 | 8,776.3 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 48,490 | 855.0 |
| 2025 | 47,965 | 845.8 |
| 2024 | 47,305 | 834.1 |
| 2023 | 46,923 | 827.4 |
| 2022 | 46,372 | 817.7 |
| 2021 | 45,874 | 808.9 |
| 2020 | 45,280 | 798.4 |
| 2019 | 44,664 | 787.6 |
| 2018 | 44,136 | 778.3 |
| 2017 | 43,467 | 767.6 |
| 2016 | 42,965 | 758.7 |
| 2015 | 42,637 | 753.0 |
| 2014 | 42,281 | 746.7 |
| 2013 | 42,008 | 741.8 |
| 2012 | 41,572 | 734.1 |
| 2011 | 41,264 | 728.7 |
| 2010 | 40,763 | 719.9 |
| 2009 | 40,441 | 714.2 |
Key figures
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