Brugge

Arrondissement in West-Vlaanderen

Arrondissement

The population development of Brugge.

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
Brugge [Bruges]	Arrondissement	241,813	254,221	264,093	271,437	276,313	280,456	282,904	287,651	→
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	1,235,671

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population development of the cities and municipalities in Brugge.

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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
Beernem	Municipality	Brugge	12,873	13,526	14,018	14,557	15,214	15,502	15,845	16,334	→
Blankenberge	Municipality	Brugge	13,969	14,832	16,602	17,538	19,095	20,013	20,479	20,741	→
Brugge (Bruges)	Municipality	Brugge	116,865	118,020	117,063	116,559	116,887	118,053	118,467	120,458	→
Damme	Municipality	Brugge	9,693	9,881	10,645	11,080	10,845	10,907	10,973	11,321	→
Jabbeke	Municipality	Brugge	9,203	10,629	12,286	13,650	13,689	13,862	14,081	14,990	→
Knokke-Heist	Municipality	Brugge	27,582	28,868	31,787	33,296	33,986	33,311	33,086	32,163	→
Oostkamp	Municipality	Brugge	16,608	19,747	20,423	21,166	22,536	23,132	23,832	24,102	→
Torhout	Municipality	Brugge	16,301	17,165	18,166	18,800	19,975	20,486	20,490	21,154	→
Zedelgem	Municipality	Brugge	16,501	19,198	20,454	21,993	22,356	22,479	22,901	23,747	→
Zuienkerke	Municipality	Brugge	2,218	2,355	2,649	2,798	2,760	2,711	2,750	2,641	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	141,906
Females	145,745

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	45,791
18-64 years	163,170
65+ years	78,690

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	4,795
80-89 years	18,977
70-79 years	34,232
60-69 years	42,622
50-59 years	38,354
40-49 years	33,497
30-39 years	33,173
20-29 years	30,126
10-19 years	28,310
0-9 years	23,565

Citizenship (E 2026)
Belgium	266,767
Other Citizenship	20,884