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Dessel

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About Dessel

Dessel is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 10,191 inhabitants on an area of 27.4 km², a population density of 372 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 677 per km² in Antwerp and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Dessel ranks 359th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 60th of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 419th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Dessel since 2016

1 January 2016: 9,42020169,4201 January 2017: 9,52720171 January 2018: 9,54020181 January 2019: 9,59820191 January 2020: 9,60520201 January 2021: 9,65920211 January 2022: 9,68620221 January 2023: 9,80520231 January 2024: 9,89220241 January 2025: 10,07620251 January 2026: 10,191202610,191
Population on 1 January, 2016–2026. The bars start above zero to make the change visible. Source: Statbel.

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Dessel grew by 771 inhabitants (+8.2%), from 9,420 to 10,191. In the last year it changed by +115.

For population growth since 2016, Dessel ranks 99th of 565. Over the same period the province of Antwerp changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Dessel borders 2 municipalities:

Postcodes in Dessel

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2480Dessel

Distances from Dessel

Tokmmiles
Hasselt3924
Leuven4931
Antwerp5232
Mechelen5333
Brussels6641
Liège7547
Namur8955
Ghent9962
Charleroi10364
Mons11974
Bruges13383
Kortrijk13986
Ostend15395
Arlon181112

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More about Dessel: Wikipedia.