Kraainem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Kraainem proper. On January 1, 2006, Kraainem had a total population of 13,150. The total area is 5.80 km2, which gives a population density of 2,266/km2. A suburb of Brussels, it directly borders the Stockel and Kapelleveld neighbourhoods within the city, and was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery.