This study presents a multiproxy palaeodemographic perspective by combining radiocarbon dates with counts of archaeological site phases in the western Scheldt basin, spanning from the beginning of the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age. The results were assessed critically, accounting for differences in research methodology, soil conditions and changes in building traditions. The results indicate a dynamic region characterized by almost continual growth. Moreover, two distinct sub-regions of the basin could be compared, thereby elucidating the sub-regional differences. It is clear that palaeodemographic studies are only feasible when a multiproxy analysis is used on a detailed, highly scrutinized dataset. ; Študija predstavlja večplastno projekcijo glede na kombinacijo radiokarbonskih datumov in števila faz na arheoloških najdišč v zahodnem povodju reke Scheldt, ki segajo od začetka neolitika do zgodnje bronaste dobe. Rezultati so bili kritično vrednoteni glede na razlike v raziskovalni metodologiji, vrste tal in spremembah v gradbenih tradicijah. Ti kažejo dinamično regijo s skoraj stalno demografsko rastjo. V porečju bi lahko primerjali dve podregiji in tako pojasnili regionalne razlike. Jasno je, da so paleodemografske študije izvedljive samo z uporabo večplastne analize na detajlnem in natančno preverjenem naboru podatkov.