Population density of Zwevegem

Reference date: 2026-01-01

409.3

residents/km²

Zwevegem recorded 409.3 residents per km² in 2026, ranking 225th among Belgium's municipalities by population density.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Vredekapel, a documented local view of Zwevegem
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de VredekapelDirkVE · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population
26,035residents
Rank in Belgium
225thout of 565 municipalities
Density change
+2.6
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 Zwevegem
  • 0 residents
  • 39.7–134.4 residents/km²
  • 160.4–706.7 residents/km²
  • 740.7–1,563.2 residents/km²
  • 1,584.1–2,238.5 residents/km²
  • 2,280.5–4,049.9 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
KOUTER 34042A0216694,049.9 residents/km²
EUROPA 34042A4021,4463,553.1 residents/km²
ZWEVEGEM-CENTRUM 34042A00-1,8513,490.4 residents/km²
KANAALSTRAAT 34042A0101,1193,151.2 residents/km²
HEESTERT-KERN 34042C00-1,1743,003.3 residents/km²

Official time series

Official time series: Zwevegem2017–2026: 385.5–409.3.413.6402.8392.0381.2385.52017387.12018387.72019390.12020390.72021395.22022401.82023405.42024406.72025409.32026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202626,035409.3
202525,870406.7
202425,785405.4
202325,558401.8
202225,140395.2
202124,853390.7
202024,814390.1
201924,656387.7
201824,619387.1
201724,530385.5
201624,353382.7
201524,271381.4
201424,258381.2
201324,197380.2
201224,209380.4
201124,102378.8
201024,113378.9
200924,045377.9

Key figures

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