Population density of Wommelgem

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,049.9

residents/km²

Wommelgem recorded 1,049.9 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 73rd among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Wommelgem
Documented local viewTorsade de Pointes · CC0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
13,642residents
Rank in Belgium
73rdout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+6.0
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.

Population density by statistical sector inside Wommelgem
  • 0 residents
  • 12.8–119.9 residents/km²
  • 154.1–285.3 residents/km²
  • 495.4–2,202.3 residents/km²
  • 2,486.3–2,748.7 residents/km²
  • 3,713.7–6,743.4 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
TIP 11052A2128256,743.4 residents/km²
WOMMELGEM-CENTRUM 11052A00-1,5785,247.5 residents/km²
SPORTCENTRUM - ST.-DAMIAANSTR. 11052A02-2,0104,095.7 residents/km²
KANDONKLAAR 11052A1001,9903,713.7 residents/km²
DOORNAARDSTRAAT 11052A03-6572,748.7 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Wommelgem2017–2026: 984.4–1,049.9.1,061.71,032.01,002.3972.6984.42017992.42018990.32019996.12020999.820211,014.420221,018.220231,029.020241,043.920251,049.92026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202613,6421,049.9
202513,5641,043.9
202413,3701,029.0
202313,2301,018.2
202213,1811,014.4
202112,991999.8
202012,943996.1
201912,865990.3
201812,893992.4
201712,785984.4
201612,591969.5
201512,547966.1
201412,467959.9
201312,405955.1
201212,386953.7
201112,370952.4
201012,334949.7
200912,295946.7

Key figures

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