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Mol
About Mol
Mol is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 38,793 inhabitants on an area of 114.5 km², a population density of 339 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, Mol ranks 55th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 6th of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 49th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Mol since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Mol grew by 2,759 inhabitants (+7.7%), from 36,034 to 38,793. In the last year it changed by +92.
For population growth since 2016, Mol ranks 119th of 565. Over the same period the province of Antwerp changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Mol borders 7 municipalities:
Postcodes in Mol
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 2400 | Mol |
Distances from Mol
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselt | 38 | 23 |
| Leuven | 50 | 31 |
| Mechelen | 54 | 34 |
| Antwerp | 54 | 34 |
| Brussels | 68 | 42 |
| Liège | 74 | 46 |
| Namur | 88 | 55 |
| Ghent | 101 | 63 |
| Charleroi | 103 | 64 |
| Mons | 120 | 75 |
| Bruges | 135 | 84 |
| Kortrijk | 141 | 87 |
| Ostend | 155 | 96 |
| Arlon | 179 | 111 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Mol: Wikipedia.