Population density of Zwalm
Reference date: 2026-01-01
247.2
residents/km²
Zwalm recorded 247.2 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 345th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.
- Population
- 8,374residents
- Rank in Belgium
- 345thout of 565 municipalities
- Density change
- +0.8
- 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; 0 remain available only in the municipality total.
- 0 residents
- 7.1–61.5 residents/km²
- 72.1–223.0 residents/km²
- 241.6–524.1 residents/km²
- 563.2–822.3 residents/km²
- 827.1–1,292.1 residents/km²
View the exact data table
| HUNDELGEM-KERN 45065G000 | 623 | 1,292.1 residents/km² |
|---|---|---|
| DIKKELE-KERN 45065F002 | 119 | 1,275.5 residents/km² |
| BEERLEGEM-KERN 45065E002 | 260 | 1,076.4 residents/km² |
| HEMELRIJK 45065B002 | 79 | 945.5 residents/km² |
| SINT-BLASIUS-BOEKEL-KERN 45065K00- | 327 | 874.3 residents/km² |
Official time series
Source: official Statbel data · Statbel
View the exact data table
| 2026 | 8,374 | 247.2 |
| 2025 | 8,348 | 246.4 |
| 2024 | 8,340 | 246.2 |
| 2023 | 8,320 | 245.6 |
| 2022 | 8,244 | 243.4 |
| 2021 | 8,224 | 242.8 |
| 2020 | 8,167 | 241.1 |
| 2019 | 8,148 | 240.5 |
| 2018 | 8,134 | 240.1 |
| 2017 | 8,099 | 238.9 |
| 2016 | 8,040 | 237.1 |
| 2015 | 8,047 | 237.3 |
| 2014 | 8,070 | 238.0 |
| 2013 | 8,070 | 238.0 |
| 2012 | 8,045 | 237.3 |
| 2011 | 8,095 | 238.7 |
| 2010 | 8,062 | 237.8 |
| 2009 | 8,043 | 237.2 |
Key figures
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