Population density of Zelzate
Reference date: 2026-01-01
998.4
residents/km²
Zelzate recorded 998.4 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 81st among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 13,745residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 81stout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +6.7
- 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; 6 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 6.1–37.7 residents/km²
- 113.9–1,143.0 residents/km²
- 1,613.8–2,752.8 residents/km²
- 2,789.4–2,945.1 residents/km²
- 3,356.4–6,235.2 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| GROTE MARKT 43018A001 | 803 | 6,235.2 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| WITTOUCK 43018A04K | 1,107 | 4,554.4 residents/km² |
| ZELZATE - KERN ZUID 43018A01L | 1,296 | 4,220.8 residents/km² |
| WIJK BLOEMENBOS 43018A04M | 994 | 3,356.4 residents/km² |
| TUSSEN OUD EN NIEUW KANAAL - NOORD 43018A02K | 1,080 | 2,945.1 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 13,745 | 998.4 |
| 2025 | 13,653 | 991.7 |
| 2024 | 13,704 | 995.4 |
| 2023 | 13,543 | 983.7 |
| 2022 | 13,298 | 965.9 |
| 2021 | 13,124 | 953.3 |
| 2020 | 12,899 | 936.9 |
| 2019 | 12,854 | 933.9 |
| 2018 | 12,699 | 922.8 |
| 2017 | 12,703 | 925.0 |
| 2016 | 12,490 | 909.4 |
| 2015 | 12,494 | 909.7 |
| 2014 | 12,499 | 910.1 |
| 2013 | 12,509 | 910.8 |
| 2012 | 12,491 | 909.5 |
| 2011 | 12,573 | 915.5 |
| 2010 | 12,494 | 909.7 |
| 2009 | 12,309 | 896.3 |
Key figures
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