The arrondissements of the Province of East Flanders.
| Name | Status | Population estimate 1990-01-01 | Population estimate 1995-01-01 | Population estimate 2000-01-01 | Population estimate 2005-01-01 | Population estimate 2010-01-01 | Population estimate 2012-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst | Arrondissement | 258,214 | 260,547 | 262,294 | 263,914 | 273,544 | 278,667 | o |
| Dendermonde | Arrondissement | 182,335 | 184,699 | 186,484 | 187,783 | 192,521 | 195,358 | o |
| Eeklo | Arrondissement | 78,758 | 79,429 | 79,484 | 79,671 | 81,921 | 82,791 | o |
| Gent [Ghent] | Arrondissement | 485,611 | 490,790 | 495,368 | 505,267 | 527,248 | 535,904 | o |
| Oudenaarde | Arrondissement | 111,903 | 113,707 | 114,345 | 115,379 | 119,995 | 121,199 | o |
| Sint-Niklaas | Arrondissement | 214,787 | 220,210 | 223,648 | 228,058 | 237,097 | 240,797 | o |
| Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders] | Province | 1,331,608 | 1,349,382 | 1,361,623 | 1,380,072 | 1,432,326 | 1,454,716 |
All cities and communes in the Province of East Flanders.
| Name | Status | Arrondissement | Population estimate 1990-01-01 | Population estimate 1995-01-01 | Population estimate 2000-01-01 | Population estimate 2005-01-01 | Population estimate 2010-01-01 | Population estimate 2012-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst (Alost) | Commune | Aalst | 76,245 | 76,256 | 76,313 | 77,007 | 80,043 | 81,853 | o |
| Aalter | Commune | Gent | 16,678 | 17,468 | 18,509 | 18,696 | 19,501 | 19,860 | o |
| Assenede | Commune | Eeklo | 13,460 | 13,639 | 13,597 | 13,489 | 13,806 | 13,942 | o |
| Berlare | Commune | Dendermonde | 12,674 | 13,172 | 13,679 | 13,984 | 14,569 | 14,690 | o |
| Beveren | Commune | Sint-Niklaas | 42,163 | 43,968 | 44,977 | 45,593 | 46,299 | 46,752 | o |
| Brakel | Commune | Oudenaarde | 13,567 | 13,660 | 13,709 | 13,674 | 14,109 | 14,330 | o |
| Buggenhout | Commune | Dendermonde | 13,355 | 13,637 | 13,752 | 13,748 | 14,081 | 14,237 | o |
| De Pinte | Commune | Gent | 9,425 | 10,031 | 10,124 | 10,144 | 10,227 | 10,204 | o |
| Deinze | Commune | Gent | 25,687 | 26,584 | 27,559 | 28,081 | 29,298 | 29,724 | o |
| Denderleeuw | Commune | Aalst | 16,607 | 16,895 | 16,984 | 17,110 | 18,485 | 19,069 | o |
| Dendermonde (Termonde) | Commune | Dendermonde | 42,470 | 42,721 | 43,137 | 43,081 | 44,095 | 44,484 | o |
| Destelbergen | Commune | Gent | 16,661 | 17,248 | 17,172 | 17,109 | 17,671 | 17,685 | o |
| Eeklo | Commune | Eeklo | 18,972 | 19,069 | 19,069 | 19,353 | 20,043 | 20,274 | o |
| Erpe-Mere | Commune | Aalst | 18,698 | 19,049 | 19,249 | 19,009 | 19,280 | 19,475 | o |
| Evergem | Commune | Gent | 29,407 | 29,975 | 31,155 | 31,963 | 33,112 | 33,692 | o |
| Gavere | Commune | Gent | 10,736 | 11,284 | 11,847 | 11,947 | 12,450 | 12,529 | o |
| Gent (Gand) [Ghent] | Commune | Gent | 230,543 | 227,483 | 224,180 | 230,951 | 243,366 | 248,242 | o |
| Geraardsbergen (Grammont) | Commune | Aalst | 30,219 | 30,555 | 30,945 | 31,089 | 32,033 | 32,629 | o |
| Haaltert | Commune | Aalst | 16,955 | 17,136 | 17,274 | 17,122 | 17,668 | 17,709 | o |
| Hamme | Commune | Dendermonde | 22,733 | 22,756 | 22,685 | 23,059 | 23,900 | 24,436 | o |
| Herzele | Commune | Aalst | 15,703 | 15,947 | 16,276 | 16,581 | 17,138 | 17,224 | o |
| Horebeke | Commune | Oudenaarde | 1,856 | 1,907 | 1,968 | 1,975 | 2,049 | 2,058 | o |
| Kaprijke | Commune | Eeklo | 6,116 | 6,249 | 6,175 | 6,069 | 6,183 | 6,318 | o |
| Kluisbergen | Commune | Oudenaarde | 6,120 | 6,087 | 6,086 | 6,101 | 6,436 | 6,446 | o |
| Knesselare | Commune | Gent | 7,796 | 7,799 | 7,794 | 7,848 | 8,164 | 8,216 | o |
| Kruibeke | Commune | Sint-Niklaas | 14,474 | 14,518 | 14,556 | 15,005 | 15,820 | 16,028 | o |
| Kruishoutem | Commune | Oudenaarde | 7,343 | 7,664 | 7,849 | 8,057 | 8,145 | 8,117 | o |
| Laarne | Commune | Dendermonde | 11,483 | 11,613 | 11,610 | 11,595 | 12,135 | 12,290 | o |
| Lebbeke | Commune | Dendermonde | 16,746 | 16,886 | 17,234 | 17,471 | 17,989 | 18,397 | o |
| Lede | Commune | Aalst | 17,110 | 16,914 | 16,949 | 16,967 | 17,629 | 18,030 | o |
| Lierde | Commune | Oudenaarde | 6,089 | 6,180 | 6,291 | 6,426 | 6,534 | 6,542 | o |
| Lochristi | Commune | Gent | 17,096 | 17,817 | 18,907 | 19,924 | 21,386 | 21,779 | o |
| Lokeren | Commune | Sint-Niklaas | 34,873 | 35,602 | 36,458 | 37,515 | 39,174 | 39,882 | o |
| Lovendegem | Commune | Gent | 8,837 | 9,183 | 9,264 | 9,266 | 9,428 | 9,469 | o |
| Maarkedal | Commune | Oudenaarde | 6,307 | 6,315 | 6,448 | 6,422 | 6,418 | 6,428 | o |
| Maldegem | Commune | Eeklo | 21,340 | 21,655 | 22,036 | 22,129 | 22,791 | 23,126 | o |
| Melle | Commune | Gent | 9,965 | 9,999 | 10,349 | 10,555 | 10,774 | 11,016 | o |
| Merelbeke | Commune | Gent | 20,123 | 20,866 | 21,786 | 22,193 | 23,117 | 23,505 | o |
| Moerbeke | Commune | Gent | 5,551 | 5,748 | 5,753 | 5,813 | 6,012 | 6,162 | o |
| Nazareth | Commune | Gent | 9,624 | 10,481 | 10,876 | 10,915 | 11,204 | 11,351 | o |
| Nevele | Commune | Gent | 10,555 | 10,742 | 10,993 | 11,056 | 11,785 | 11,908 | o |
| Ninove | Commune | Aalst | 33,318 | 34,169 | 34,559 | 35,373 | 36,675 | 37,295 | o |
| Oosterzele | Commune | Gent | 12,499 | 12,987 | 13,204 | 13,237 | 13,334 | 13,420 | o |
| Oudenaarde (Audenarde) | Commune | Oudenaarde | 27,055 | 27,397 | 27,788 | 28,299 | 29,702 | 30,248 | o |
| Ronse (Renaix) | Commune | Oudenaarde | 23,935 | 24,341 | 23,849 | 23,994 | 25,146 | 25,403 | o |
| Sint-Gillis-Waas | Commune | Sint-Niklaas | 16,097 | 16,738 | 17,302 | 17,790 | 18,501 | 18,876 | o |
| Sint-Laureins | Commune | Eeklo | 6,510 | 6,535 | 6,513 | 6,518 | 6,604 | 6,640 | o |
| Sint-Lievens-Houtem | Commune | Aalst | 8,886 | 9,084 | 9,171 | 9,262 | 9,711 | 9,985 | o |
| Sint-Martens-Latem | Commune | Gent | 8,069 | 8,183 | 8,314 | 8,276 | 8,326 | 8,378 | o |
| Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas) | Commune | Sint-Niklaas | 67,979 | 68,397 | 68,290 | 69,082 | 71,806 | 72,883 | o |
| Stekene | Commune | Sint-Niklaas | 15,357 | 16,443 | 16,532 | 16,823 | 17,350 | 17,487 | o |
| Temse (Tamise) | Commune | Sint-Niklaas | 23,844 | 24,544 | 25,533 | 26,250 | 28,147 | 28,889 | o |
| Waarschoot | Commune | Gent | 7,744 | 7,789 | 8,000 | 7,892 | 7,895 | 7,980 | o |
| Waasmunster | Commune | Dendermonde | 9,356 | 9,857 | 10,237 | 10,370 | 10,415 | 10,558 | o |
| Wachtebeke | Commune | Gent | 7,011 | 7,001 | 6,809 | 6,852 | 7,068 | 7,282 | o |
| Wetteren | Commune | Dendermonde | 22,705 | 22,752 | 22,795 | 23,054 | 23,551 | 24,130 | o |
| Wichelen | Commune | Dendermonde | 10,811 | 10,900 | 10,961 | 11,137 | 11,242 | 11,374 | o |
| Wortegem-Petegem | Commune | Oudenaarde | 5,800 | 5,978 | 6,071 | 5,929 | 6,264 | 6,275 | o |
| Zele | Commune | Dendermonde | 20,002 | 20,405 | 20,394 | 20,284 | 20,544 | 20,762 | o |
| Zelzate | Commune | Eeklo | 12,360 | 12,282 | 12,094 | 12,113 | 12,494 | 12,491 | o |
| Zingem | Commune | Oudenaarde | 6,468 | 6,535 | 6,603 | 6,732 | 7,130 | 7,307 | o |
| Zomergem | Commune | Gent | 8,017 | 8,163 | 8,245 | 8,012 | 8,172 | 8,214 | o |
| Zottegem | Commune | Aalst | 24,473 | 24,542 | 24,574 | 24,394 | 24,882 | 25,398 | o |
| Zulte | Commune | Gent | 13,587 | 13,959 | 14,528 | 14,537 | 14,958 | 15,288 | o |
| Zwalm | Commune | Oudenaarde | 7,363 | 7,643 | 7,683 | 7,770 | 8,062 | 8,045 | o |
Source: Statistics Belgium (web).
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