Population density of Wellen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
281.9
residents/km²
Wellen recorded 281.9 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 309th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 7,556residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 309thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +2.9
- 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; 0 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 36.2–58.0 residents/km²
- 92.2–118.2 residents/km²
- 137.3–471.8 residents/km²
- 600.2–1,018.3 residents/km²
- 1,476.9–1,788.2 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| VROLINGEN-DORP 73098A10K | 1,039 | 1,788.2 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| WELLEN-DORPSCENTRUM 73098A00K | 1,528 | 1,683.7 residents/km² |
| OVERBROEK 73098A01- | 659 | 1,476.9 residents/km² |
| ULBEEK-DORP 73098D00K | 477 | 1,018.3 residents/km² |
| PAPEKELE 73098A032 | 478 | 891.4 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 7,556 | 281.9 |
| 2025 | 7,479 | 279.0 |
| 2024 | 7,490 | 279.5 |
| 2023 | 7,473 | 278.8 |
| 2022 | 7,459 | 278.3 |
| 2021 | 7,413 | 276.6 |
| 2020 | 7,354 | 274.4 |
| 2019 | 7,372 | 275.1 |
| 2018 | 7,402 | 276.2 |
| 2017 | 7,406 | 276.2 |
| 2016 | 7,374 | 275.0 |
| 2015 | 7,423 | 276.9 |
| 2014 | 7,415 | 276.6 |
| 2013 | 7,371 | 274.9 |
| 2012 | 7,405 | 276.2 |
| 2011 | 7,384 | 275.4 |
| 2010 | 7,356 | 274.4 |
| 2009 | 7,265 | 271.0 |
Key figures
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