Population density of Zonhoven

Reference date: 2026-01-01

555.4

residents/km²

Zonhoven recorded 555.4 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 165th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

A documented local view of Zonhoven
Documented local viewPaul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
22,030residents
Rank in Belgium
165thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+2.8
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; 4 remain available only in the municipality total.

Population density by statistical sector inside Zonhoven
  • 0 residents
  • 0.7–59.0 residents/km²
  • 79.3–818.3 residents/km²
  • 906.8–1,007.8 residents/km²
  • 1,034.1–1,586.6 residents/km²
  • 1,966.1–2,343.0 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
HALVEWEG-CENTRUM 71066A12K1,1292,343.0 residents/km²
ZONHOVEN-CENTRUM-ZUID-WEST 71066A00L1,6392,307.5 residents/km²
ZONHOVEN-CENTRUM-NOORD-WEST 71066A00K1,3682,183.9 residents/km²
ZONHOVEN-CENTRUM-ZUID-OOST 71066A03K1,4622,090.6 residents/km²
TERMOLEN-CENTRUM 71066A21K8441,966.1 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Zonhoven2017–2026: 536.2–555.4.559.1549.7540.2530.7536.22017534.52018535.32019537.62020537.92021541.22022545.82023550.62024552.62025555.42026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202622,030555.4
202521,923552.6
202421,845550.6
202321,653545.8
202221,473541.2
202121,339537.9
202021,327537.6
201921,237535.3
201821,214534.5
201721,269536.2
201621,276536.3
201521,195534.3
201421,139532.9
201321,022529.9
201220,887526.5
201120,817524.8
201020,570518.5
200920,469516.0

Key figures

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