Population density of Wevelgem
Reference date: 2026-01-01
819.9
residents/km²
Wevelgem recorded 819.9 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 99th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 32,089residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 99thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +3.8
- 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; 3 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 5.6–65.0 residents/km²
- 89.5–1,440.8 residents/km²
- 1,775.5–2,358.6 residents/km²
- 2,381.4–2,994.7 residents/km²
- 3,085.4–3,767.0 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| 'T VRIJE 34041C042 | 892 | 3,767.0 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| MOORSELE - PLAATS - NOORD 34041C00K | 923 | 3,646.6 residents/km² |
| LAUWESTRAAT 34041A032 | 577 | 3,630.9 residents/km² |
| WEVELGEM - MENENSTRAAT 34041A021 | 495 | 3,491.5 residents/km² |
| WEVELGEM-CENTRUM 34041A001 | 1,160 | 3,339.0 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 32,089 | 819.9 |
| 2025 | 31,940 | 816.1 |
| 2024 | 31,884 | 814.7 |
| 2023 | 31,795 | 812.4 |
| 2022 | 31,565 | 806.5 |
| 2021 | 31,503 | 804.9 |
| 2020 | 31,579 | 806.9 |
| 2019 | 31,406 | 802.5 |
| 2018 | 31,412 | 802.6 |
| 2017 | 31,457 | 802.5 |
| 2016 | 31,291 | 798.3 |
| 2015 | 31,307 | 798.7 |
| 2014 | 31,063 | 792.5 |
| 2013 | 31,100 | 793.4 |
| 2012 | 31,076 | 792.8 |
| 2011 | 31,061 | 792.4 |
| 2010 | 30,975 | 790.2 |
| 2009 | 30,990 | 790.6 |
Key figures
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