Belgium: West-Vlaanderen
Contents: West-Vlaanderen
Province
1,203,312 Population [2021] – census
1,231,585 Population [2025] – estimate
3,197km² Area
385.3/km² Density [2025]
Arrondissements
The population of the arrondissements of the Province of West 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 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brugge [Bruges] | Arrondissement | 241,813 | 254,221 | 264,093 | 271,437 | 276,313 | 280,456 | 282,904 | 287,473 | → |
| Diksmuide | Arrondissement | 49,191 | 47,680 | 47,309 | 48,082 | 49,675 | 51,030 | 51,774 | 52,728 | → |
| Ieper [Ypres] | Arrondissement | 105,214 | 103,893 | 104,066 | 104,320 | 105,828 | 106,154 | 106,455 | 108,402 | → |
| Kortrijk | Arrondissement | 263,840 | 271,613 | 276,417 | 277,786 | 281,112 | 286,471 | 293,338 | 304,450 | → |
| Oostende [Ostend] | Arrondissement | 130,043 | 132,204 | 137,856 | 142,946 | 150,841 | 154,919 | 158,153 | 160,633 | → |
| Roeselare | Arrondissement | 133,670 | 137,035 | 137,860 | 140,684 | 145,024 | 149,697 | 155,015 | 160,636 | → |
| Tielt | Arrondissement | 83,645 | 84,727 | 86,045 | 88,034 | 90,274 | 92,124 | 93,726 | 96,116 | → |
| Veurne | Arrondissement | 47,015 | 47,880 | 53,183 | 56,751 | 60,299 | 60,977 | 61,947 | 61,147 | → |
| West-Vlaanderen [West Flanders] | Province | 1,054,431 | 1,079,253 | 1,106,829 | 1,130,040 | 1,164,967 | 1,181,828 | 1,203,312 | 1,231,585 |
Contents: Cities and Municipalities
The population of all cities and municipalities in the Province of West 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 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alveringem | Municipality | Veurne | 6,031 | 5,246 | 4,915 | 4,821 | 4,950 | 5,039 | 5,024 | 4,966 | → |
| Anzegem | Municipality | Kortrijk | 12,533 | 13,113 | 13,197 | 13,805 | 14,330 | 14,589 | 14,845 | 15,246 | → |
| Ardooie | Municipality | Tielt | 9,239 | 9,458 | 9,672 | 9,396 | 9,059 | 9,053 | 9,151 | 9,514 | → |
| Avelgem | Municipality | Kortrijk | 8,561 | 8,488 | 8,911 | 9,194 | 9,654 | 9,956 | 10,249 | 10,450 | → |
| Beernem | Municipality | Brugge | 12,873 | 13,526 | 14,018 | 14,557 | 15,214 | 15,502 | 15,845 | 16,318 | → |
| Blankenberge | Municipality | Brugge | 13,969 | 14,832 | 16,602 | 17,538 | 19,095 | 20,013 | 20,479 | 20,654 | → |
| Bredene | Municipality | Oostende | 9,244 | 10,538 | 12,427 | 14,294 | 16,381 | 17,360 | 18,086 | 18,196 | → |
| Brugge (Bruges) | Municipality | Brugge | 116,865 | 118,020 | 117,063 | 116,559 | 116,887 | 118,053 | 118,467 | 120,283 | → |
| Damme | Municipality | Brugge | 9,693 | 9,881 | 10,645 | 11,080 | 10,845 | 10,907 | 10,973 | 11,278 | → |
| De Haan | Municipality | Oostende | 7,226 | 8,655 | 10,389 | 11,418 | 12,519 | 12,622 | 12,789 | 12,627 | → |
| De Panne (La Panne) | Municipality | Veurne | 9,562 | 9,507 | 9,717 | 9,880 | 10,727 | 10,811 | 11,232 | 10,874 | → |
| Deerlijk | Municipality | Kortrijk | 10,166 | 10,792 | 11,262 | 11,426 | 11,283 | 11,738 | 12,182 | 12,690 | → |
| Dentergem | Municipality | Tielt | 7,006 | 7,304 | 7,559 | 7,931 | 8,311 | 8,374 | 8,644 | 8,673 | → |
| Diksmuide (Dixmude) | Municipality | Diksmuide | 15,930 | 15,347 | 15,273 | 15,465 | 16,366 | 16,551 | 16,815 | 17,337 | → |
| Gistel | Municipality | Oostende | 9,158 | 9,531 | 10,015 | 11,147 | 11,781 | 11,851 | 12,107 | 12,117 | → |
| Harelbeke | Municipality | Kortrijk | 24,218 | 25,214 | 25,836 | 26,202 | 26,759 | 27,536 | 28,614 | 30,311 | → |
| Heuvelland | Municipality | Ieper | 9,042 | 8,540 | 8,514 | 8,363 | 7,994 | 7,827 | 7,897 | 8,021 | → |
| Hooglede | Municipality | Roeselare | 8,749 | 9,008 | 9,188 | 9,768 | 9,966 | 10,016 | 9,925 | 10,312 | → |
| Houthulst | Municipality | Diksmuide | 9,243 | 8,930 | 8,833 | 9,003 | 9,636 | 10,037 | 10,214 | 10,525 | → |
| Ichtegem | Municipality | Oostende | 11,852 | 12,259 | 12,872 | 13,272 | 13,859 | 13,945 | 14,068 | 14,622 | → |
| Ieper (Ypres) | Municipality | Ieper | 33,429 | 34,426 | 35,235 | 35,084 | 35,101 | 34,959 | 34,954 | 35,587 | → |
| Ingelmunster | Municipality | Roeselare | 10,245 | 10,434 | 10,407 | 10,659 | 10,679 | 10,792 | 11,189 | 11,597 | → |
| Izegem | Municipality | Roeselare | 25,267 | 26,410 | 26,462 | 26,541 | 27,238 | 27,550 | 28,554 | 29,427 | → |
| Jabbeke | Municipality | Brugge | 9,203 | 10,629 | 12,286 | 13,650 | 13,689 | 13,862 | 14,081 | 14,932 | → |
| Knokke-Heist | Municipality | Brugge | 27,582 | 28,868 | 31,787 | 33,296 | 33,986 | 33,311 | 33,086 | 32,415 | → |
| Koekelare | Municipality | Diksmuide | 7,807 | 7,606 | 7,749 | 8,147 | 8,460 | 8,750 | 8,745 | 8,801 | → |
| Koksijde | Municipality | Veurne | 11,560 | 13,679 | 17,804 | 19,952 | 21,963 | 22,074 | 21,852 | 21,344 | → |
| Kortemark | Municipality | Diksmuide | 12,637 | 12,580 | 12,313 | 12,236 | 12,178 | 12,415 | 12,743 | 12,882 | → |
| Kortrijk (Courtrai) | Municipality | Kortrijk | 77,271 | 75,917 | 76,141 | 74,543 | 74,875 | 75,506 | 77,213 | 80,776 | → |
| Kuurne | Municipality | Kortrijk | 11,388 | 12,554 | 12,610 | 12,684 | 12,968 | 13,140 | 13,794 | 14,244 | → |
| Langemark-Poelkapelle | Municipality | Ieper | 7,437 | 7,097 | 7,364 | 7,602 | 7,851 | 7,940 | 7,843 | 8,202 | → |
| Ledegem | Municipality | Roeselare | 9,036 | 9,248 | 9,372 | 9,369 | 9,582 | 9,530 | 9,715 | 9,775 | → |
| Lendelede | Municipality | Kortrijk | 5,169 | 5,409 | 5,497 | 5,491 | 5,646 | 5,746 | 5,766 | 5,849 | → |
| Lichtervelde | Municipality | Roeselare | 7,459 | 7,842 | 8,007 | 8,312 | 8,489 | 8,688 | 8,962 | 9,437 | → |
| Lo-Reninge | Municipality | Diksmuide | 3,574 | 3,217 | 3,141 | 3,231 | 3,318 | 3,277 | 3,257 | 3,183 | → |
| Menen (Menin) | Municipality | Kortrijk | 34,433 | 33,542 | 32,645 | 31,918 | 32,733 | 32,877 | 33,708 | 34,585 | → |
| Mesen (Messines) | Municipality | Ieper | 1,105 | 1,047 | 1,048 | 966 | 945 | 1,054 | 1,051 | 1,071 | → |
| Middelkerke | Municipality | Oostende | 13,892 | 14,168 | 15,346 | 16,668 | 18,893 | 19,262 | 19,676 | 20,023 | → |
| Moorslede | Municipality | Roeselare | 10,076 | 10,974 | 10,732 | 10,690 | 10,858 | 10,949 | 11,445 | 11,504 | → |
| Nieuwpoort (Nieuport) | Municipality | Veurne | 8,429 | 8,195 | 9,572 | 10,332 | 11,380 | 11,379 | 11,667 | 11,399 | → |
| Oostende (Ostende) [Ostend] | Municipality | Oostende | 71,227 | 68,915 | 68,500 | 67,334 | 69,733 | 70,600 | 71,755 | 72,817 | → |
| Oostkamp | Municipality | Brugge | 16,608 | 19,747 | 20,423 | 21,166 | 22,536 | 23,132 | 23,832 | 24,142 | → |
| Oostrozebeke | Municipality | Tielt | 6,431 | 6,705 | 6,940 | 7,367 | 7,528 | 7,700 | 7,943 | 8,013 | → |
| Oudenburg | Municipality | Oostende | 7,444 | 8,138 | 8,307 | 8,813 | 9,044 | 9,279 | 9,672 | 10,231 | → |
| Pittem | Municipality | Tielt | 6,068 | 6,251 | 6,470 | 6,594 | 6,719 | 6,723 | 6,784 | 6,971 | → |
| Poperinge | Municipality | Ieper | 20,359 | 19,886 | 19,290 | 19,372 | 19,983 | 19,755 | 19,686 | 19,962 | → |
| Roeselare (Roulers) | Municipality | Roeselare | 51,641 | 51,984 | 52,872 | 54,376 | 58,142 | 60,999 | 63,763 | 66,888 | → |
| Spiere-Helkijn (Espierres-Helchin) | Municipality | Kortrijk | 1,858 | 1,887 | 1,797 | 1,873 | 2,126 | 2,133 | 2,076 | 2,053 | → |
| Staden | Municipality | Roeselare | 11,197 | 11,135 | 10,820 | 10,969 | 10,979 | 11,173 | 11,462 | 11,696 | → |
| Tielt | Municipality | Tielt | 29,661 | 29,574 | 30,133 | 30,151 | 30,781 | 31,177 | 31,275 | 31,908 | → |
| Torhout | Municipality | Brugge | 16,301 | 17,165 | 18,166 | 18,800 | 19,975 | 20,486 | 20,490 | 21,159 | → |
| Veurne (Furnes) | Municipality | Veurne | 11,433 | 11,253 | 11,175 | 11,766 | 11,546 | 11,674 | 12,172 | 12,564 | → |
| Vleteren | Municipality | Ieper | 4,085 | 3,693 | 3,628 | 3,608 | 3,712 | 3,673 | 3,649 | 3,583 | → |
| Waregem | Municipality | Kortrijk | 29,652 | 32,810 | 34,902 | 35,842 | 36,593 | 37,606 | 38,535 | 40,436 | → |
| Wervik | Municipality | Ieper | 18,556 | 18,086 | 17,986 | 17,744 | 18,261 | 18,529 | 18,864 | 19,207 | → |
| Wevelgem | Municipality | Kortrijk | 26,762 | 29,019 | 30,566 | 31,357 | 31,061 | 31,291 | 31,503 | 31,940 | → |
| Wielsbeke | Municipality | Tielt | 7,782 | 8,221 | 8,389 | 8,936 | 9,177 | 9,525 | 9,851 | 10,256 | → |
| Wingene | Municipality | Tielt | 17,458 | 17,214 | 16,882 | 17,659 | 19,097 | 19,572 | 20,078 | 20,781 | → |
| Zedelgem | Municipality | Brugge | 16,501 | 19,198 | 20,454 | 21,993 | 22,356 | 22,479 | 22,901 | 23,635 | → |
| Zonnebeke | Municipality | Ieper | 11,201 | 11,118 | 11,001 | 11,581 | 12,308 | 12,417 | 12,511 | 12,769 | → |
| Zuienkerke | Municipality | Brugge | 2,218 | 2,355 | 2,649 | 2,798 | 2,760 | 2,711 | 2,750 | 2,657 | → |
| Zwevegem | Municipality | Kortrijk | 21,829 | 22,868 | 23,053 | 23,451 | 24,102 | 24,353 | 24,853 | 25,870 | → |
Source: Statistics Belgium.