Oost-Vlaanderen

Province in Belgium

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Name	Status	Population Census 1970-12-31	Population Census 1981-03-01	Population Census 1991-03-01	Population Estimate 2001-01-01	Population Census 2011-01-01	Population Estimate 2016-01-01	Population Census 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2026-01-01
Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders]	Province	1,326,389	1,347,731	1,354,032	1,381,416	1,464,483	1,505,679	1,551,008	1,611,409
Aalst	Arrondissement	263,842	262,469	258,674	262,337	273,544	285,041	296,014	309,503	→
Dendermonde	Arrondissement	175,530	180,617	182,691	186,553	192,521	198,494	202,978	209,540	→
Eeklo	Arrondissement	78,561	79,924	78,931	79,428	81,921	83,573	86,583	89,926	→
Gent [Ghent]	Arrondissement	474,136	480,019	481,645	490,863	521,212	544,044	558,442	578,674	→
Oudenaarde	Arrondissement	113,845	112,501	112,374	114,390	119,995	123,008	125,020	129,084	→
Sint-Niklaas	Arrondissement	220,475	232,201	239,717	247,845	261,785	271,519	281,971	294,682	→
België / Belgique [Belgium]	Kingdom	9,650,944	9,848,647	9,978,681	10,263,414	10,951,266	11,267,910	11,521,238	11,867,634

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	797,063
Females	814,346

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	306,163
18-64 years	963,429
65+ years	341,817

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	20,495
80-89 years	78,500
70-79 years	148,268
60-69 years	201,526
50-59 years	209,184
40-49 years	208,978
30-39 years	210,207
20-29 years	190,542
10-19 years	184,888
0-9 years	158,821

Citizenship (E 2026)
Belgium	1,463,545
Other Citizenship	147,864

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