Population density of Wortegem-Petegem
Reference date: 2026-01-01
154.0
residents/km²
Wortegem-Petegem recorded 154.0 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 435th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 6,542residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 435thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- -0.1
- 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; 1 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 51.4–62.5 residents/km²
- 67.5–115.5 residents/km²
- 348.6–544.9 residents/km²
- 580.1–730.2 residents/km²
- 812.2–1,765.8 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| PETEGEM-CENTRUM 45061A00- | 1,203 | 1,765.8 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| MOREGEM-KERN 45061C002 | 156 | 822.9 residents/km² |
| OOIKE-UITBREIDING 45061C813 | 104 | 812.2 residents/km² |
| GIJZELBROCHTEGEM - BLAARHOEK 45061D112 | 408 | 730.2 residents/km² |
| OOIKE-KERN 45061C800 | 332 | 685.4 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 6,542 | 154.0 |
| 2025 | 6,545 | 154.1 |
| 2024 | 6,552 | 154.3 |
| 2023 | 6,552 | 154.3 |
| 2022 | 6,517 | 153.4 |
| 2021 | 6,445 | 151.8 |
| 2020 | 6,395 | 150.6 |
| 2019 | 6,397 | 150.7 |
| 2018 | 6,440 | 151.7 |
| 2017 | 6,399 | 150.6 |
| 2016 | 6,326 | 148.9 |
| 2015 | 6,332 | 149.1 |
| 2014 | 6,323 | 148.9 |
| 2013 | 6,310 | 148.5 |
| 2012 | 6,275 | 147.7 |
| 2011 | 6,272 | 147.7 |
| 2010 | 6,264 | 147.5 |
| 2009 | 6,300 | 148.3 |
Key figures
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