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Kinrooi

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About Kinrooi

Kinrooi is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 12,556 inhabitants on an area of 54.9 km², a population density of 229 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 374 per km² in Limburg and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Kinrooi ranks 298th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 28th of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 211th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Kinrooi since 2016

1 January 2016: 12,309201612,3091 January 2017: 12,27720171 January 2018: 12,23320181 January 2019: 12,17420191 January 2020: 12,20620201 January 2021: 12,21620211 January 2022: 12,25820221 January 2023: 12,33020231 January 2024: 12,40620241 January 2025: 12,52720251 January 2026: 12,556202612,556
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 Kinrooi grew by 247 inhabitants (+2.0%), from 12,309 to 12,556. In the last year it changed by +29.

For population growth since 2016, Kinrooi ranks 428th of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Kinrooi borders 3 municipalities:

Postcodes in Kinrooi

PostcodePlaces
3640Kinrooi, Kessenich, Molenbeersel, Ophoven

Distances from Kinrooi

Tokmmiles
Hasselt4025
Liège5937
Leuven8049
Mechelen9357
Antwerp9761
Namur9962
Brussels10263
Charleroi12477
Ghent14288
Mons14892
Arlon164102
Bruges178110
Kortrijk179111
Ostend198123

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Nearby municipalities

More about Kinrooi: Wikipedia.