Aalst

Arrondissement in Oost-Vlaanderen

Arrondissement

The population development of Aalst.

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
Aalst	Arrondissement	263,842	262,469	258,674	262,337	273,544	285,041	296,014	309,503	→
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

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population development of the cities and municipalities in Aalst.

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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 2026-01-01
Aalst (Alost)	Municipality	Aalst	83,246	78,938	76,382	76,470	81,062	84,329	87,978	93,094	→
Denderleeuw	Municipality	Aalst	15,507	16,497	16,615	16,903	18,863	19,688	20,730	21,402	→
Erpe-Mere	Municipality	Aalst	17,977	18,930	18,778	19,101	19,412	19,720	20,286	21,211	→
Geraardsbergen (Grammont)	Municipality	Aalst	31,160	30,461	30,280	30,911	32,399	33,136	33,970	35,338	→
Haaltert	Municipality	Aalst	17,071	16,787	16,895	17,206	17,667	18,117	18,892	19,667	→
Herzele	Municipality	Aalst	15,704	15,826	15,730	16,476	17,216	17,550	18,414	19,291	→
Lede	Municipality	Aalst	16,450	17,249	17,080	16,943	17,889	18,399	18,980	19,528	→
Ninove	Municipality	Aalst	32,990	33,393	33,489	34,656	37,101	38,051	39,369	40,879	→
Sint-Lievens-Houtem	Municipality	Aalst	9,397	9,279	8,922	9,140	9,868	10,152	10,474	10,750	→
Zottegem	Municipality	Aalst	24,340	25,109	24,503	24,531	25,073	25,899	26,921	28,343	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	152,020
Females	157,483

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	60,192
18-64 years	182,173
65+ years	67,138

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	3,954
80-89 years	15,039
70-79 years	29,155
60-69 years	40,339
50-59 years	41,756
40-49 years	40,552
30-39 years	37,938
20-29 years	33,344
10-19 years	36,478
0-9 years	30,948

Citizenship (E 2026)
Belgium	285,250
Other Citizenship	24,253