Population density of Wichelen
Reference date: 2026-01-01
524.7
residents/km²
Wichelen recorded 524.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 174th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 12,171residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 174thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +5.2
- 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; 1 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 23.0–160.3 residents/km²
- 176.4–316.1 residents/km²
- 509.2–1,643.9 residents/km²
- 1,659.3–2,297.0 residents/km²
- 2,305.6–2,541.6 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| SCHELLEBELLE-CENTRUM 42026C001 | 711 | 2,541.6 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| SERSKAMP - KERN 42026B00- | 2,075 | 2,497.7 residents/km² |
| BELLEKOUTER 42026C012 | 1,257 | 2,305.6 residents/km² |
| WICHELEN-CENTRUM 42026A00- | 1,731 | 2,297.0 residents/km² |
| OUD DORP 42026A010 | 1,059 | 2,053.3 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
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| 2026 | 12,171 | 524.7 |
| 2025 | 12,050 | 519.5 |
| 2024 | 12,032 | 518.7 |
| 2023 | 11,960 | 515.6 |
| 2022 | 11,765 | 507.2 |
| 2021 | 11,690 | 504.0 |
| 2020 | 11,649 | 502.2 |
| 2019 | 11,672 | 503.3 |
| 2018 | 11,578 | 499.2 |
| 2017 | 11,556 | 497.8 |
| 2016 | 11,501 | 495.5 |
| 2015 | 11,509 | 495.8 |
| 2014 | 11,442 | 492.9 |
| 2013 | 11,450 | 493.3 |
| 2012 | 11,374 | 490.0 |
| 2011 | 11,280 | 485.9 |
| 2010 | 11,242 | 484.3 |
| 2009 | 11,144 | 480.1 |
Key figures
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