Gent

Arrondissement in Oost-Vlaanderen

Arrondissement

The population development of Gent.

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 2025-01-01
Gent [Ghent]	Arrondissement	474,136	480,019	481,645	490,863	521,212	544,044	558,442	575,887	→
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	1,602,532

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population development of the cities and municipalities in Gent.

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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 2025-01-01
Aalter	Municipality	Gent	20,890	23,302	24,705	26,343	27,903	28,435	29,242	29,830	→
Deinze	Municipality	Gent	33,248	35,342	36,400	38,583	41,391	42,738	43,922	46,026	→
Destelbergen	Municipality	Gent	14,260	15,741	16,847	17,166	17,636	17,867	18,683	19,088	→
Evergem	Municipality	Gent	26,002	28,974	29,412	31,271	33,241	34,692	35,791	37,254	→
Gavere	Municipality	Gent	9,256	10,205	10,853	11,879	12,450	12,680	13,007	13,353	→
Gent (Gand) [Ghent]	Municipality	Gent	255,879	239,256	230,246	224,685	247,488	257,029	263,703	272,657	→
Lievegem	Municipality	Gent	21,873	23,848	24,736	25,465	25,572	25,842	26,441	27,350	→
Lochristi	Municipality	Gent	20,037	23,076	24,297	25,883	28,822	29,705	30,390	30,916	→
Merelbeke-Melle	Municipality	Gent	28,094	29,954	30,319	32,364	34,263	35,468	36,561	37,369	→
Nazareth-De Pinte	Municipality	Gent	14,419	17,987	19,333	21,074	21,533	21,937	22,834	23,574	→
Oosterzele	Municipality	Gent	11,729	11,785	12,583	13,231	13,353	13,545	13,740	14,088	→
Sint-Martens-Latem	Municipality	Gent	6,298	7,663	8,203	8,372	8,378	8,517	8,285	8,149	→
Zulte	Municipality	Gent	12,151	12,886	13,711	14,547	15,112	15,589	15,843	16,233	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	285,584
Females	290,303

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	106,629
18-64 years	354,757
65+ years	114,501

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	7,375
80-89 years	26,853
70-79 years	49,039
60-69 years	67,012
50-59 years	71,858
40-49 years	75,109
30-39 years	82,078
20-29 years	77,386
10-19 years	62,623
0-9 years	56,554

Citizenship (E 2025)
Belgium	511,366
EU 27 (w/o UK)	34,933
Europe (other)	5,872
Asia	15,761
Africa	5,494
America/Oceania	2,185

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Belgium	480,994
Other country	94,893