Population density of Welkenraedt

Reference date: 2026-01-01

426.0

residents/km²

Welkenraedt recorded 426.0 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 216th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Welkenraedt
Documented local viewRomaine · CC0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
10,531residents
Rank in Belgium
216thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+0.4
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; 2 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Welkenraedt
  • 0 residents
  • 55.2–93.4 residents/km²
  • 128.2–165.6 residents/km²
  • 299.7–556.1 residents/km²
  • 576.3–2,193.0 residents/km²
  • 3,972.0–4,845.8 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
WELKENRAEDT-CENTRE 63084A00K2,3584,845.8 residents/km²
WELK.CENTRE OUEST 63084A03K7224,138.9 residents/km²
HANGAR 63084A03O7343,972.0 residents/km²
KENNEDY 63084A03L4332,193.0 residents/km²
HENRI-CHAPELLE-CENTRE 63084B00K6892,175.2 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Welkenraedt2017–2026: 400.5–426.0.430.7418.8406.9395.0400.52017399.72018403.02019407.32020411.62021421.82022425.32023423.32024425.62025426.02026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202610,531426.0
202510,521425.6
202410,464423.3
202310,515425.3
202210,428421.8
202110,175411.6
202010,068407.3
201910,002403.0
20189,920399.7
20179,887400.5
20169,809397.3
20159,812397.5
20149,791396.6
20139,753395.1
20129,703393.0
20119,635390.3
20109,508385.1
20099,425381.8

Key figures

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