Population density of Watermael-Boitsfort

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,948.7

residents/km²

Watermael-Boitsfort recorded 1,948.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 33rd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

Charle-Albert Castle, a documented local view of Watermael-Boitsfort
Charle-Albert CastleLéonie Locatelli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
25,271residents
Rank in Belgium
33rdout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-4.3
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; 13 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Watermael-Boitsfort
  • 0 residents
  • 1.1–1,271.7 residents/km²
  • 1,390.6–5,443.0 residents/km²
  • 5,691.6–6,172.2 residents/km²
  • 6,208.6–8,179.1 residents/km²
  • 9,010.1–14,036.1 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
VILLE-ET-FORET - ELAN 21017A44354214,036.1 residents/km²
PECHERIES 21017A6241,16011,468.1 residents/km²
RUE DES BEGONIAS 21017A53433111,127.3 residents/km²
AVENUE DE VISE 21017A41-1,58310,668.3 residents/km²
CENTRE DE WATERMAEL 21017A50138110,469.0 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Watermael-Boitsfort2017–2026: 1,915.5–1,948.7.1,965.71,946.41,927.21,907.91,915.520171,927.420181,940.720191,952.120201,944.920211,942.220221,958.120231,950.620241,953.020251,948.72026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202625,2711,948.7
202525,3271,953.0
202425,2951,950.6
202325,3921,958.1
202225,1871,942.2
202125,2211,944.9
202025,3321,952.1
201925,1841,940.7
201825,0121,927.4
201724,8711,915.5
201624,6191,896.1
201524,4541,883.4
201424,4081,879.9
201324,4671,884.4
201224,3031,871.8
201124,2471,867.5
201024,2601,868.5
200924,1661,861.2

Key figures

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