Population density of Zele
Reference date: 2026-01-01
648.7
residents/km²
Zele recorded 648.7 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 140th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 21,587residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 140thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +2.0
- 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; 7 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 10.9–117.6 residents/km²
- 130.5–1,890.0 residents/km²
- 2,273.6–3,019.1 residents/km²
- 3,131.8–3,657.5 residents/km²
- 4,488.2–6,655.6 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| B-V. ACKERWIJK 42028A412 | 954 | 6,655.6 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| ZELE-CENTRUM 42028A001 | 1,529 | 5,364.3 residents/km² |
| KOUTER-ZUID 42028A021 | 2,079 | 5,191.2 residents/km² |
| KLEINE KOUTER 42028A041 | 1,874 | 4,488.2 residents/km² |
| KOUTER-NOORD 42028A031 | 1,440 | 3,657.5 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 21,587 | 648.7 |
| 2025 | 21,521 | 646.7 |
| 2024 | 21,501 | 646.1 |
| 2023 | 21,374 | 642.3 |
| 2022 | 21,349 | 641.6 |
| 2021 | 21,333 | 641.1 |
| 2020 | 21,338 | 641.3 |
| 2019 | 21,125 | 634.3 |
| 2018 | 20,976 | 630.0 |
| 2017 | 20,916 | 629.2 |
| 2016 | 20,785 | 625.3 |
| 2015 | 20,848 | 627.2 |
| 2014 | 20,713 | 623.1 |
| 2013 | 20,744 | 624.1 |
| 2012 | 20,762 | 624.6 |
| 2011 | 20,765 | 624.7 |
| 2010 | 20,544 | 618.0 |
| 2009 | 20,579 | 619.1 |
Key figures
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