Population density of Waterloo

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,425.0

residents/km²

Waterloo recorded 1,425.0 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 47th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Waterloo
Documented local viewPhoto : Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
30,386residents
Rank in Belgium
47thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-0.1
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.

Population density by statistical sector inside Waterloo
  • 0 residents
  • 1.0–984.1 residents/km²
  • 1,192.7–1,987.8 residents/km²
  • 2,097.1–2,383.4 residents/km²
  • 2,514.1–2,819.7 residents/km²
  • 3,139.2–4,100.6 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
MOULIN BRULE (QUARTIER DU) 25110A0401,8734,100.6 residents/km²
CHAMP DE MAI 25110A44K1,1713,816.0 residents/km²
RUE DE L'INFANTE 25110A03-9833,543.6 residents/km²
LES BRUYERES 25110A2102,4053,482.6 residents/km²
CHENOIS 25110A20-1,3583,348.2 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Waterloo2017–2026: 1,403.8–1,425.0.1,440.41,426.31,412.31,398.21,403.820171,415.020181,422.220191,424.520201,424.620211,423.620221,429.220231,434.820241,425.120251,425.02026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202630,3861,425.0
202530,3891,425.1
202430,5961,434.8
202330,4771,429.2
202230,3561,423.6
202130,3791,424.6
202030,3761,424.5
201930,3281,422.2
201830,1741,415.0
201729,9591,403.8
201629,7941,396.1
201529,5681,385.5
201429,6491,389.3
201329,5411,384.2
201229,7311,393.1
201129,6661,390.1
201029,5981,386.9
200929,5141,383.0

Key figures

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