Population density of Zemst
Reference date: 2026-01-01
540.5
residents/km²
Zemst recorded 540.5 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 169th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 23,367residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 169thout 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; 7 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 15.4–116.1 residents/km²
- 117.7–1,153.3 residents/km²
- 1,242.1–1,824.5 residents/km²
- 1,849.4–2,177.5 residents/km²
- 2,305.2–4,236.2 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| ZEMST KERKVELD 23096A02K | 227 | 4,236.2 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| EPPEGEM - DORP 23096E000 | 1,093 | 3,635.3 residents/km² |
| EPPEGEM - DRIES 23096E022 | 1,101 | 2,857.3 residents/km² |
| ZEMST-CENTRUM-ZUID - RESIDENTIELE BUURT 23096A01- | 571 | 2,822.9 residents/km² |
| HOFSTADE-KERN 23096B00- | 1,676 | 2,696.0 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
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| 2026 | 23,367 | 540.5 |
| 2025 | 23,369 | 540.6 |
| 2024 | 23,401 | 541.3 |
| 2023 | 23,357 | 540.3 |
| 2022 | 23,306 | 539.1 |
| 2021 | 23,314 | 539.3 |
| 2020 | 23,260 | 538.1 |
| 2019 | 23,358 | 540.3 |
| 2018 | 23,325 | 539.6 |
| 2017 | 23,240 | 537.1 |
| 2016 | 23,068 | 533.1 |
| 2015 | 22,778 | 526.4 |
| 2014 | 22,587 | 522.0 |
| 2013 | 22,437 | 518.5 |
| 2012 | 22,249 | 514.2 |
| 2011 | 21,960 | 507.5 |
| 2010 | 21,928 | 506.8 |
| 2009 | 21,837 | 504.7 |
Key figures
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