Population density of Wemmel

Reference date: 2026-01-01

2,082.6

residents/km²

Wemmel recorded 2,082.6 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 30th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Wemmel
Documented local viewJean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
18,270residents
Rank in Belgium
30thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
-2.4
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; 7 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Wemmel
  • 0 residents
  • 24.5–550.9 residents/km²
  • 573.9–1,355.5 residents/km²
  • 1,883.2–3,157.8 residents/km²
  • 3,281.6–6,051.9 residents/km²
  • 6,447.4–11,341.5 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
DE LIMBURGSE STRIRUM 23102A11-2,14511,341.5 residents/km²
SINT-ENGELBERTUS OOST 23102A10L2,08410,468.3 residents/km²
SINT-ENGELBERTUS WEST 23102A10K1,4127,911.3 residents/km²
WEMMEL CENTRUM WEST 23102A00L8096,447.4 residents/km²
WEMMEL CENTRUM OOST 23102A00K1,7326,051.9 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Wemmel2017–2026: 1,840.8–2,082.6.2,129.02,018.31,907.61,796.81,840.820171,863.420181,879.820191,916.620201,939.220211,958.520222,022.420232,072.120242,085.120252,082.62026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202618,2702,082.6
202518,2922,085.1
202418,1792,072.1
202317,7432,022.4
202217,1821,958.5
202117,0131,939.2
202016,8141,916.6
201916,4911,879.8
201816,3471,863.4
201716,1301,840.8
201616,0591,832.7
201515,7211,794.1
201415,5861,778.7
201315,5071,769.7
201215,3411,750.8
201115,2851,744.4
201015,1561,729.7
200915,0261,714.8

Key figures

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