Belgium: Oost-Vlaanderen
Contents: Oost-Vlaanderen
Province
1,531,745 Population [2021] – census
1,572,002 Population [2024] – estimate
3,007km² Area
522.8/km² Density [2024]
Arrondissements
The population of the arrondissements of the Province of East Flanders according to census results and official estimates.
| 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 2024-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst | Arrondissement | 263,842 | 262,469 | 258,674 | 262,337 | 273,544 | 285,041 | 296,014 | 304,838 | → |
| Dendermonde | Arrondissement | 175,530 | 180,617 | 182,691 | 186,553 | 192,521 | 198,494 | 202,978 | 207,562 | → |
| Eeklo | Arrondissement | 78,561 | 79,924 | 78,931 | 79,428 | 81,921 | 83,573 | 86,583 | 89,175 | → |
| Gent [Ghent] | Arrondissement | 479,152 | 485,565 | 487,220 | 496,608 | 527,248 | 550,372 | 565,061 | 578,015 | → |
| Oudenaarde | Arrondissement | 113,845 | 112,501 | 112,374 | 114,390 | 119,995 | 123,008 | 125,020 | 128,081 | → |
| Sint-Niklaas | Arrondissement | 199,185 | 210,116 | 215,903 | 224,356 | 237,097 | 246,234 | 256,089 | 264,331 | → |
| Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders] | Province | 1,310,115 | 1,331,192 | 1,335,793 | 1,363,672 | 1,445,831 | 1,486,722 | 1,531,745 | 1,572,002 |
Contents: Cities and Municipalities
The population of all cities and municipalities in the Province of East Flanders according to census results and official estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).| Name | Status | Arrondissement | 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 2024-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst (Alost) | Municipality | Aalst | 83,246 | 78,938 | 76,382 | 76,470 | 81,062 | 84,329 | 87,978 | 90,995 | → |
| Aalter | Municipality | Gent | 20,890 | 23,302 | 24,705 | 26,343 | 27,903 | 28,435 | 29,242 | 29,787 | → |
| Assenede | Municipality | Eeklo | 13,204 | 13,353 | 13,508 | 13,597 | 13,868 | 14,083 | 14,369 | 14,650 | → |
| Berlare | Municipality | Dendermonde | 11,365 | 12,316 | 12,773 | 13,776 | 14,584 | 14,758 | 15,222 | 15,486 | → |
| Beveren | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 38,484 | 40,857 | 42,627 | 45,105 | 46,519 | 47,573 | 49,062 | 50,838 | → |
| Brakel | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 14,391 | 13,795 | 13,588 | 13,689 | 14,180 | 14,787 | 14,762 | 15,073 | → |
| Buggenhout | Municipality | Dendermonde | 12,266 | 13,044 | 13,389 | 13,652 | 14,166 | 14,469 | 14,689 | 14,957 | → |
| De Pinte | Municipality | Gent | 6,485 | 8,739 | 9,622 | 10,165 | 10,281 | 10,367 | 10,990 | 11,091 | → |
| Deinze | Municipality | Gent | 33,248 | 35,342 | 36,400 | 38,583 | 41,391 | 42,738 | 43,922 | 45,471 | → |
| Denderleeuw | Municipality | Aalst | 15,507 | 16,497 | 16,615 | 16,903 | 18,863 | 19,688 | 20,730 | 21,056 | → |
| Dendermonde (Termonde) | Municipality | Dendermonde | 41,390 | 41,715 | 42,499 | 43,034 | 44,258 | 45,367 | 46,015 | 47,185 | → |
| Destelbergen | Municipality | Gent | 14,260 | 15,741 | 16,847 | 17,166 | 17,636 | 17,867 | 18,683 | 19,110 | → |
| Eeklo | Municipality | Eeklo | 19,256 | 19,637 | 19,032 | 18,970 | 20,188 | 20,561 | 21,549 | 22,401 | → |
| Erpe-Mere | Municipality | Aalst | 17,977 | 18,930 | 18,778 | 19,101 | 19,412 | 19,720 | 20,286 | 21,013 | → |
| Evergem | Municipality | Gent | 26,002 | 28,974 | 29,412 | 31,271 | 33,241 | 34,692 | 35,791 | 36,860 | → |
| Gavere | Municipality | Gent | 9,256 | 10,205 | 10,853 | 11,879 | 12,450 | 12,680 | 13,007 | 13,311 | → |
| Gent (Gand) [Ghent] | Municipality | Gent | 255,879 | 239,256 | 230,246 | 224,685 | 247,488 | 257,029 | 263,703 | 269,597 | → |
| Geraardsbergen (Grammont) | Municipality | Aalst | 31,160 | 30,461 | 30,280 | 30,911 | 32,399 | 33,136 | 33,970 | 34,999 | → |
| Haaltert | Municipality | Aalst | 17,071 | 16,787 | 16,895 | 17,206 | 17,667 | 18,117 | 18,892 | 19,402 | → |
| Hamme | Municipality | Dendermonde | 22,093 | 22,790 | 22,799 | 22,712 | 24,192 | 24,702 | 24,980 | 25,554 | → |
| Herzele | Municipality | Aalst | 15,704 | 15,826 | 15,730 | 16,476 | 17,216 | 17,550 | 18,414 | 18,928 | → |
| Horebeke | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 1,918 | 1,904 | 1,891 | 1,921 | 2,077 | 2,000 | 2,009 | 2,012 | → |
| Kaprijke | Municipality | Eeklo | 5,888 | 6,033 | 6,142 | 6,127 | 6,294 | 6,321 | 6,508 | 6,660 | → |
| Kluisbergen | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 6,245 | 6,274 | 6,096 | 6,100 | 6,479 | 6,445 | 6,682 | 6,888 | → |
| Kruibeke | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 14,552 | 14,706 | 14,450 | 14,583 | 15,946 | 16,541 | 16,785 | 17,072 | → |
| Kruisem | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 13,686 | 13,580 | 13,905 | 14,447 | 15,345 | 15,664 | 15,750 | 15,961 | → |
| Laarne | Municipality | Dendermonde | 10,315 | 11,198 | 11,567 | 11,606 | 12,206 | 12,515 | 12,371 | 12,532 | → |
| Lebbeke | Municipality | Dendermonde | 17,831 | 17,473 | 16,708 | 17,301 | 18,240 | 18,843 | 19,560 | 20,059 | → |
| Lede | Municipality | Aalst | 16,450 | 17,249 | 17,080 | 16,943 | 17,889 | 18,399 | 18,980 | 19,310 | → |
| Lierde | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 6,219 | 6,078 | 6,149 | 6,302 | 6,497 | 6,550 | 6,626 | 6,874 | → |
| Lievegem | Municipality | Gent | 21,873 | 23,848 | 24,736 | 25,465 | 25,572 | 25,842 | 26,441 | 27,225 | → |
| Lochristi | Municipality | Gent | 14,021 | 16,125 | 17,305 | 19,098 | 21,609 | 22,117 | 22,621 | 23,028 | → |
| Lokeren | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 32,117 | 33,369 | 34,942 | 36,532 | 39,547 | 40,626 | 42,145 | 43,554 | → |
| Maarkedal | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 6,443 | 6,258 | 6,334 | 6,447 | 6,449 | 6,281 | 6,362 | 6,323 | → |
| Maldegem | Municipality | Eeklo | 20,467 | 21,347 | 21,418 | 22,075 | 23,000 | 23,452 | 24,114 | 24,744 | → |
| Melle | Municipality | Gent | 9,761 | 10,181 | 9,974 | 10,410 | 10,872 | 11,189 | 11,782 | 11,981 | → |
| Merelbeke | Municipality | Gent | 18,333 | 19,773 | 20,345 | 21,954 | 23,391 | 24,279 | 24,779 | 25,229 | → |
| Moerbeke | Municipality | Gent | 5,016 | 5,546 | 5,575 | 5,745 | 6,036 | 6,328 | 6,619 | 6,758 | → |
| Nazareth | Municipality | Gent | 7,934 | 9,248 | 9,711 | 10,909 | 11,252 | 11,570 | 11,844 | 12,305 | → |
| Ninove | Municipality | Aalst | 32,990 | 33,393 | 33,489 | 34,656 | 37,101 | 38,051 | 39,369 | 40,363 | → |
| Oosterzele | Municipality | Gent | 11,729 | 11,785 | 12,583 | 13,231 | 13,353 | 13,545 | 13,740 | 14,062 | → |
| Oudenaarde (Audenarde) | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 27,192 | 27,318 | 27,162 | 28,028 | 29,963 | 30,990 | 31,650 | 32,702 | → |
| Ronse (Renaix) | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 25,056 | 24,302 | 23,998 | 23,740 | 25,176 | 25,925 | 26,510 | 27,356 | → |
| Sint-Gillis-Waas | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 14,086 | 15,542 | 16,195 | 17,385 | 18,780 | 19,204 | 19,590 | 20,144 | → |
| Sint-Laureins | Municipality | Eeklo | 6,961 | 6,620 | 6,458 | 6,524 | 6,535 | 6,666 | 6,919 | 7,016 | → |
| Sint-Lievens-Houtem | Municipality | Aalst | 9,397 | 9,279 | 8,922 | 9,140 | 9,868 | 10,152 | 10,474 | 10,687 | → |
| Sint-Martens-Latem | Municipality | Gent | 6,298 | 7,663 | 8,203 | 8,372 | 8,378 | 8,517 | 8,285 | 8,208 | → |
| Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas) | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 65,795 | 67,992 | 68,203 | 68,364 | 72,365 | 75,208 | 79,357 | 81,863 | → |
| Stekene | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 12,348 | 14,125 | 15,647 | 16,605 | 17,440 | 17,888 | 18,863 | 19,589 | → |
| Temse (Tamise) | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 21,803 | 23,525 | 23,839 | 25,782 | 28,500 | 29,194 | 30,287 | 31,271 | → |
| Waasmunster | Municipality | Dendermonde | 7,372 | 8,378 | 9,404 | 10,319 | 10,500 | 10,736 | 10,912 | 11,296 | → |
| Wachtebeke | Municipality | Gent | 6,016 | 6,951 | 6,992 | 6,785 | 7,213 | 7,588 | 7,769 | 7,897 | → |
| Wetteren | Municipality | Dendermonde | 23,988 | 23,460 | 22,655 | 22,765 | 23,824 | 24,818 | 26,206 | 26,960 | → |
| Wichelen | Municipality | Dendermonde | 10,297 | 10,612 | 10,800 | 11,040 | 11,280 | 11,501 | 11,690 | 12,032 | → |
| Wortegem-Petegem | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 5,476 | 5,768 | 5,846 | 6,029 | 6,272 | 6,326 | 6,445 | 6,552 | → |
| Zele | Municipality | Dendermonde | 18,613 | 19,631 | 20,097 | 20,348 | 20,765 | 20,785 | 21,333 | 21,501 | → |
| Zelzate | Municipality | Eeklo | 12,785 | 12,934 | 12,373 | 12,135 | 12,573 | 12,490 | 13,124 | 13,704 | → |
| Zottegem | Municipality | Aalst | 24,340 | 25,109 | 24,503 | 24,531 | 25,073 | 25,899 | 26,921 | 28,085 | → |
| Zulte | Municipality | Gent | 12,151 | 12,886 | 13,711 | 14,547 | 15,112 | 15,589 | 15,843 | 16,095 | → |
| Zwalm | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 7,219 | 7,224 | 7,405 | 7,687 | 8,095 | 8,040 | 8,224 | 8,340 | → |
Source: Statistics Belgium.