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Population of Wichelen

Reference date: 2026-01-01

12,171

residents

The official population of Wichelen was 12,171 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 305th among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Wichelen
Documented local viewLimoWreck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
524.7residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
305thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+121
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Wichelen2017–2026: 11,556–12,171.12,28212,00311,72411,44511,556201711,578201811,672201911,649202011,690202111,765202211,960202312,032202412,050202512,1712026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202612,171524.7
202512,050519.5
202412,032518.7
202311,960515.6
202211,765507.2
202111,690504.0
202011,649502.2
201911,672503.3
201811,578499.2
201711,556497.8
201611,501495.5
201511,509495.8
201411,442492.9
201311,450493.3
201211,374490.0
201111,280485.9
201011,242484.3
200911,144480.1

Population

Who lives here

A complete, non-overlapping view of the registered population by age, from the same reference-date record.
Age structureShare of registered residents in five non-overlapping age groups.Under 18: 17.8%18–24: 7.6%25–44: 24.8%45–64: 27.7%65 and older: 22.1%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 182,16717.8%
18–249197.6%
25–443,02124.8%
45–643,37427.7%
65 and older2,69022.1%

Key figures

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