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Rumst
About Rumst
Rumst is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 15,569 inhabitants on an area of 20.2 km², a population density of 772 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 677 per km² in Antwerp and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Rumst ranks 233rd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 41st of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 482nd in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Rumst since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Rumst grew by 429 inhabitants (+2.8%), from 15,140 to 15,569. In the last year it changed by −123. The highest figure in this period was in 2025.
For population growth since 2016, Rumst ranks 392nd of 565. Over the same period the province of Antwerp changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Rumst borders 8 municipalities:
Postcodes in Rumst
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 2840 | Rumst, Reet, Terhagen |
Distances from Rumst
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | 8 | 5 |
| Antwerp | 19 | 12 |
| Brussels | 25 | 15 |
| Leuven | 31 | 19 |
| Ghent | 49 | 30 |
| Hasselt | 67 | 42 |
| Charleroi | 75 | 46 |
| Namur | 77 | 48 |
| Mons | 78 | 48 |
| Bruges | 86 | 53 |
| Kortrijk | 87 | 54 |
| Liège | 97 | 60 |
| Ostend | 105 | 65 |
| Arlon | 185 | 115 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Rumst: Wikipedia.