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Wemmel

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About Wemmel

Wemmel is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 18,270 inhabitants on an area of 9.0 km², a population density of 2,028 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 571 per km² in Flemish Brabant and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Wemmel ranks 198th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 24th of the 63 municipalities in Flemish Brabant. By area it ranks 532nd in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Wemmel since 2016

1 January 2016: 16,059201616,0591 January 2017: 16,13020171 January 2018: 16,34720181 January 2019: 16,49120191 January 2020: 16,81420201 January 2021: 17,01320211 January 2022: 17,18220221 January 2023: 17,74320231 January 2024: 18,17920241 January 2025: 18,29220251 January 2026: 18,270202618,270
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 Wemmel grew by 2,211 inhabitants (+13.8%), from 16,059 to 18,270. In the last year it changed by −22. The highest figure in this period was in 2025.

For population growth since 2016, Wemmel ranks 15th of 565. Over the same period the province of Flemish Brabant changed by +7.9% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Wemmel borders 6 municipalities:

Postcodes in Wemmel

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1780Wemmel

Distances from Wemmel

Tokmmiles
Brussels64
Mechelen1710
Leuven2817
Antwerp3924
Ghent4528
Charleroi5534
Mons5635
Namur6440
Hasselt7245
Kortrijk7446
Bruges8553
Liège9559
Ostend10264
Arlon173108

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More about Wemmel: Wikipedia.