Population density of Zaventem

Reference date: 2026-01-01

1,353.5

residents/km²

Zaventem recorded 1,353.5 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 54th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

Church of Saint Martin, a documented local view of Zaventem
Church of Saint MartinEmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
37,518residents
Rank in Belgium
54thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+8.9
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; 10 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Zaventem
  • 0 residents
  • 4.1–131.4 residents/km²
  • 174.6–1,334.7 residents/km²
  • 1,547.4–3,324.5 residents/km²
  • 3,415.0–5,536.9 residents/km²
  • 5,972.1–9,689.5 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
QUITMANN 23094A05K2,3149,689.5 residents/km²
HOF TER EIKEN 23094D2221,7439,363.6 residents/km²
GONDREXON 23094A04K1,2509,344.4 residents/km²
CENTRUM ZAVENTEM 23094A00K1,2778,561.9 residents/km²
DE WITTE CITE 23094A12K5217,854.2 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Zaventem2017–2026: 1,204.2–1,353.5.1,380.31,312.71,245.01,177.31,204.220171,219.420181,239.520191,254.420201,269.020211,295.420221,313.220231,322.820241,344.520251,353.52026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202637,5181,353.5
202537,2711,344.5
202436,6761,322.8
202336,4081,313.2
202235,9161,295.4
202135,1841,269.0
202034,7821,254.4
201934,3681,239.5
201833,8061,219.4
201733,3851,204.2
201633,0341,191.6
201532,6781,178.7
201432,3881,168.3
201331,9601,152.8
201231,7151,144.0
201131,2431,127.0
201030,4461,098.2
200929,9071,078.8

Key figures

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