Population density of Willebroek

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,056.9

residents/km²

Willebroek recorded 1,056.9 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 72nd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Willebroek
Documented local viewWillyv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
28,923residents
Rank in Belgium
72ndout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+11.1
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; 11 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Willebroek
  • 0 residents
  • 0.8–124.0 residents/km²
  • 129.7–1,296.5 residents/km²
  • 1,325.4–2,215.7 residents/km²
  • 2,245.2–3,393.3 residents/km²
  • 3,797.9–8,999.7 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
HANDELSCENTRUM 12040A00-1,3328,999.7 residents/km²
WILLEBROEK-CENTRUM-ZUID 12040A01-2,7498,966.0 residents/km²
TUINWIJK 12040A4113,7945,679.8 residents/km²
OOST ZAVELLAND 12040A3119995,551.6 residents/km²
VORSENPOEL 12040A5122,4114,794.4 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Willebroek2017–2026: 951.3–1,056.9.1,075.91,028.0980.2932.3951.32017958.62018967.42019980.32020989.620211,002.620221,014.920231,032.220241,045.820251,056.92026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202628,9231,056.9
202528,6201,045.8
202428,2481,032.2
202327,7731,014.9
202227,4361,002.6
202127,081989.6
202026,826980.3
201926,462967.4
201826,223958.6
201726,088951.3
201625,745938.8
201525,446927.9
201425,327923.6
201325,059913.8
201224,825905.3
201124,529894.5
201024,204882.6
200923,965873.9

Key figures

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