Population density of Wetteren
Reference date: 2026-01-01
731.3
residents/km²
Wetteren recorded 731.3 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 118th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 27,071residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 118thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +3.9
- 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; 7 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 9.4–95.7 residents/km²
- 116.4–783.9 residents/km²
- 929.3–1,413.9 residents/km²
- 1,499.5–3,456.5 residents/km²
- 3,719.4–8,849.2 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| STATIEKOUTER-NOORD 42025A812 | 668 | 8,849.2 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| WETTEREN-CENTRUM SCHELDEKAAI 42025A011 | 826 | 7,111.3 residents/km² |
| WETTEREN-CENTRUM - MOLENSTRAAT 42025A022 | 3,050 | 5,533.5 residents/km² |
| WETTEREN-CENTRUM 42025A001 | 316 | 4,980.4 residents/km² |
| DIEPENBROEK 42025A733 | 1,282 | 4,724.1 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 27,071 | 731.3 |
| 2025 | 26,926 | 727.4 |
| 2024 | 26,960 | 728.3 |
| 2023 | 26,748 | 722.6 |
| 2022 | 26,444 | 714.4 |
| 2021 | 26,206 | 707.9 |
| 2020 | 26,021 | 703.0 |
| 2019 | 25,815 | 697.4 |
| 2018 | 25,477 | 688.3 |
| 2017 | 25,078 | 678.1 |
| 2016 | 24,818 | 671.1 |
| 2015 | 24,755 | 669.4 |
| 2014 | 24,635 | 666.1 |
| 2013 | 24,298 | 657.0 |
| 2012 | 24,130 | 652.5 |
| 2011 | 23,824 | 644.2 |
| 2010 | 23,551 | 636.8 |
| 2009 | 23,412 | 633.0 |
Key figures
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