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Vresse-sur-Semois has 24 inhabitants per km², Saint-Josse-ten-Noode almost 1,000 times more

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Vresse-sur-Semois has 24 inhabitants per km², Saint-Josse-ten-Noode almost 1,000 times more

On 1 January 2024, Belgium’s population density was 383 inhabitants per km². However, this varies greatly from one place to the other in the territory, between Vresse-sur-Semois and its 24 inhabitants/km² and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode which has 23,173 inhabitants/km². This is what emerged from the final figures on population density for the year 2024 published today by Statbel, the Belgian statistical office.

  • The Flemish Region registers a population density of 501 inhabitants/km²
  • the Walloon Region of 218 inhabitants/km²
  • and the Brussels-Capital Region of 7,694 inhabitants/km²

In Flanders, the five most and least density populated municipalities are:

Most density populated Least density populated
Place of residence Inhabitants / km² Place of residence Inhabitants / km²
Mortsel 3,416 Lo-Reninge 51
Borsbeek 2,917 Zuienkerke 55
Antwerpen 2,666 Herstappe 56
Edegem 2,639 Aleveringem 62
Boom 2,632 Heuvelland 84

In Wallonia, the five most and least density populated municipalities are:

Most density populated Least density populated
Place of residence Inhabitants / km² Place of residence Inhabitants / km²
Saint-Nicolas 3,546 Vresse-Sur-Semois 24
Liège 2,852 Daverdisse 25
Charleroi 1,985 La Roche-en-Ardenne 28
Seraing 1,823 Sainte-Ode 28
Herstal 1,747 Stoumont 29

In Brussels-Capital, the five most and least density populated municipalities are:

Most density populated Least density populated
Place of residence Inhabitants / km² Place of residence Inhabitants / km²
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 23,173 Watermael-Boitsfort 1,951
Saint-Gilles 19,454 Uccle 3,795
Koekelberg 19,162 Auderghem 3,943
Schaerbeek 16,504 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre 4,760
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 16,352 Brussels 5,949