Population density for temporal comparisons (hab./km²)

Population density is the ratio between the population of a territory and its area. The “contemporary population density (area of variable entities)” uses in denominator the size of the entity of the tax situation on 1 January of the corresponding year from the FPS Finance (genuine source). For the years prior to 2018, the area of administrative units shall be that of the cadastral register of the corresponding year. The “population density for temporal comparisons (area of stable entities)” uses the area of the fiscal situation as at 1 January 2018 for the whole series (1992 to the most recent year).