Population density of Vielsalm

Reference date: 2026-01-01

56.1

residents/km²

Vielsalm recorded 56.1 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 522nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Vielsalm
Documented local viewJean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 2.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
7,888residents
Rank in Belgium
522ndout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+0.3
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; 8 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Vielsalm
  • 0 residents
  • 0.7–5.9 residents/km²
  • 6.3–26.1 residents/km²
  • 45.2–503.8 residents/km²
  • 528.9–852.4 residents/km²
  • 863.4–1,512.0 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
GRAND-HALLEUX-CENTRE 82032D00-3361,512.0 residents/km²
VIELSALM - GARE 82032A01K1321,394.2 residents/km²
VIELSALM-CENTRE 82032A00K1,2411,345.3 residents/km²
VILLE DU BOIS-CENTRE 82032A10K3361,219.1 residents/km²
NEUVILLE-CENTRE 82032A20K3861,140.4 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Vielsalm2017–2026: 55.3–56.1.56.756.155.655.155.3201755.6201855.5201956.1202056.0202156.1202256.5202356.4202455.8202556.12026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
20267,88856.1
20257,85355.8
20247,94056.4
20237,94256.5
20227,89156.1
20217,87956.0
20207,88656.1
20197,81455.5
20187,82155.6
20177,78355.3
20167,68954.6
20157,65754.4
20147,57453.8
20137,56853.7
20127,46853.0
20117,50553.3
20107,51353.4
20097,46153.0

Key figures

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