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Oostende

Agglomeration in Belgium

Contents: Population

The population development of Oostende as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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 Estimate 2020-01-01	Population Estimate 2025-01-01
Oostende (Ostende) [Ostend]	Agglomeration	80,471	79,453	80,927	81,628	86,114	87,960	89,841	91,013

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Explanation: Agglomeration as defined by L. Vanderstraeten & E. Van Hecke in: "Les régions urbaines en Belgique", Belgeo, 1/2019, DOI: 10.4000/belgeo.32246 (without banlieue and outer zone) plus some modifications caused by municipal mergers.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	44,849
Females	46,164

Gender (E 2025)
Males	44,849
Females	46,164

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	14,624
18-64 years	49,848
65+ years	26,541

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	14,624
18-64 years	49,848
65+ years	26,541

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	487	1131
80-89 years	2521	3593
70-79 years	5490	6275
60-69 years	6884	7100
50-59 years	6037	5921
40-49 years	5161	4949
30-39 years	5174	4817
20-29 years	4737	4306
10-19 years	4484	4278
0-9 years	3874	3794

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	1,618
80-89 years	6,114
70-79 years	11,765
60-69 years	13,984
50-59 years	11,958
40-49 years	10,110
30-39 years	9,991
20-29 years	9,043
10-19 years	8,762
0-9 years	7,668