
Belgium: Oost-Vlaanderen
Contents: Oost-Vlaanderen
Province
1,551,008 Population [2021] – census
1,602,532 Population [2025] – estimate
3,027km² Area
529.4/km² Density [2025]
0.82% Annual Population Change [2021 → 2025]
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 2025-01-01 | |
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Aalst | Arrondissement | 263,842 | 262,469 | 258,674 | 262,337 | 273,544 | 285,041 | 296,014 | 307,426 | → |
Dendermonde | Arrondissement | 175,530 | 180,617 | 182,691 | 186,553 | 192,521 | 198,494 | 202,978 | 208,435 | → |
Eeklo | Arrondissement | 78,561 | 79,924 | 78,931 | 79,428 | 81,921 | 83,573 | 86,583 | 89,465 | → |
Gent [Ghent] | Arrondissement | 474,136 | 480,019 | 481,645 | 490,863 | 521,212 | 544,044 | 558,442 | 575,887 | → |
Oudenaarde | Arrondissement | 113,845 | 112,501 | 112,374 | 114,390 | 119,995 | 123,008 | 125,020 | 128,606 | → |
Sint-Niklaas | Arrondissement | 220,475 | 232,201 | 239,717 | 247,845 | 261,785 | 271,519 | 281,971 | 292,713 | → |
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 of all cities and municipalities in the Province of East Flanders according to census results and official estimates.
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 | |
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Aalst (Alost) | Municipality | Aalst | 83,246 | 78,938 | 76,382 | 76,470 | 81,062 | 84,329 | 87,978 | 92,131 | → |
Aalter | Municipality | Gent | 20,890 | 23,302 | 24,705 | 26,343 | 27,903 | 28,435 | 29,242 | 29,830 | → |
Assenede | Municipality | Eeklo | 13,204 | 13,353 | 13,508 | 13,597 | 13,868 | 14,083 | 14,369 | 14,617 | → |
Berlare | Municipality | Dendermonde | 11,365 | 12,316 | 12,773 | 13,776 | 14,584 | 14,758 | 15,222 | 15,425 | → |
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 69,310 | 72,102 | 75,316 | 77,432 | 81,117 | 83,071 | 85,110 | 87,927 | → |
Brakel | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 14,391 | 13,795 | 13,588 | 13,689 | 14,180 | 14,787 | 14,762 | 15,127 | → |
Buggenhout | Municipality | Dendermonde | 12,266 | 13,044 | 13,389 | 13,652 | 14,166 | 14,469 | 14,689 | 15,079 | → |
Deinze | Municipality | Gent | 33,248 | 35,342 | 36,400 | 38,583 | 41,391 | 42,738 | 43,922 | 46,026 | → |
Denderleeuw | Municipality | Aalst | 15,507 | 16,497 | 16,615 | 16,903 | 18,863 | 19,688 | 20,730 | 21,257 | → |
Dendermonde (Termonde) | Municipality | Dendermonde | 41,390 | 41,715 | 42,499 | 43,034 | 44,258 | 45,367 | 46,015 | 47,539 | → |
Destelbergen | Municipality | Gent | 14,260 | 15,741 | 16,847 | 17,166 | 17,636 | 17,867 | 18,683 | 19,088 | → |
Eeklo | Municipality | Eeklo | 19,256 | 19,637 | 19,032 | 18,970 | 20,188 | 20,561 | 21,549 | 22,733 | → |
Erpe-Mere | Municipality | Aalst | 17,977 | 18,930 | 18,778 | 19,101 | 19,412 | 19,720 | 20,286 | 21,117 | → |
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 | → |
Geraardsbergen (Grammont) | Municipality | Aalst | 31,160 | 30,461 | 30,280 | 30,911 | 32,399 | 33,136 | 33,970 | 35,236 | → |
Haaltert | Municipality | Aalst | 17,071 | 16,787 | 16,895 | 17,206 | 17,667 | 18,117 | 18,892 | 19,517 | → |
Hamme | Municipality | Dendermonde | 22,093 | 22,790 | 22,799 | 22,712 | 24,192 | 24,702 | 24,980 | 25,706 | → |
Herzele | Municipality | Aalst | 15,704 | 15,826 | 15,730 | 16,476 | 17,216 | 17,550 | 18,414 | 19,179 | → |
Horebeke | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 1,918 | 1,904 | 1,891 | 1,921 | 2,077 | 2,000 | 2,009 | 2,026 | → |
Kaprijke | Municipality | Eeklo | 5,888 | 6,033 | 6,142 | 6,127 | 6,294 | 6,321 | 6,508 | 6,638 | → |
Kluisbergen | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 6,245 | 6,274 | 6,096 | 6,100 | 6,479 | 6,445 | 6,682 | 6,869 | → |
Kruisem | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 13,686 | 13,580 | 13,905 | 14,447 | 15,345 | 15,664 | 15,750 | 16,006 | → |
Laarne | Municipality | Dendermonde | 10,315 | 11,198 | 11,567 | 11,606 | 12,206 | 12,515 | 12,371 | 12,496 | → |
Lebbeke | Municipality | Dendermonde | 17,831 | 17,473 | 16,708 | 17,301 | 18,240 | 18,843 | 19,560 | 20,298 | → |
Lede | Municipality | Aalst | 16,450 | 17,249 | 17,080 | 16,943 | 17,889 | 18,399 | 18,980 | 19,425 | → |
Lierde | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 6,219 | 6,078 | 6,149 | 6,302 | 6,497 | 6,550 | 6,626 | 6,858 | → |
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 | → |
Lokeren | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 37,133 | 38,915 | 40,517 | 42,277 | 45,583 | 46,954 | 48,764 | 50,606 | → |
Maarkedal | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 6,443 | 6,258 | 6,334 | 6,447 | 6,449 | 6,281 | 6,362 | 6,320 | → |
Maldegem | Municipality | Eeklo | 20,467 | 21,347 | 21,418 | 22,075 | 23,000 | 23,452 | 24,114 | 24,883 | → |
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 | → |
Ninove | Municipality | Aalst | 32,990 | 33,393 | 33,489 | 34,656 | 37,101 | 38,051 | 39,369 | 40,580 | → |
Oosterzele | Municipality | Gent | 11,729 | 11,785 | 12,583 | 13,231 | 13,353 | 13,545 | 13,740 | 14,088 | → |
Oudenaarde (Audenarde) | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 27,192 | 27,318 | 27,162 | 28,028 | 29,963 | 30,990 | 31,650 | 32,930 | → |
Ronse (Renaix) | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 25,056 | 24,302 | 23,998 | 23,740 | 25,176 | 25,925 | 26,510 | 27,577 | → |
Sint-Gillis-Waas | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 14,086 | 15,542 | 16,195 | 17,385 | 18,780 | 19,204 | 19,590 | 20,139 | → |
Sint-Laureins | Municipality | Eeklo | 6,961 | 6,620 | 6,458 | 6,524 | 6,535 | 6,666 | 6,919 | 6,941 | → |
Sint-Lievens-Houtem | Municipality | Aalst | 9,397 | 9,279 | 8,922 | 9,140 | 9,868 | 10,152 | 10,474 | 10,748 | → |
Sint-Martens-Latem | Municipality | Gent | 6,298 | 7,663 | 8,203 | 8,372 | 8,378 | 8,517 | 8,285 | 8,149 | → |
Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas) | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 65,795 | 67,992 | 68,203 | 68,364 | 72,365 | 75,208 | 79,357 | 82,661 | → |
Stekene | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 12,348 | 14,125 | 15,647 | 16,605 | 17,440 | 17,888 | 18,863 | 19,767 | → |
Temse (Tamise) | Municipality | Sint-Niklaas | 21,803 | 23,525 | 23,839 | 25,782 | 28,500 | 29,194 | 30,287 | 31,613 | → |
Waasmunster | Municipality | Dendermonde | 7,372 | 8,378 | 9,404 | 10,319 | 10,500 | 10,736 | 10,912 | 11,395 | → |
Wetteren | Municipality | Dendermonde | 23,988 | 23,460 | 22,655 | 22,765 | 23,824 | 24,818 | 26,206 | 26,926 | → |
Wichelen | Municipality | Dendermonde | 10,297 | 10,612 | 10,800 | 11,040 | 11,280 | 11,501 | 11,690 | 12,050 | → |
Wortegem-Petegem | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 5,476 | 5,768 | 5,846 | 6,029 | 6,272 | 6,326 | 6,445 | 6,545 | → |
Zele | Municipality | Dendermonde | 18,613 | 19,631 | 20,097 | 20,348 | 20,765 | 20,785 | 21,333 | 21,521 | → |
Zelzate | Municipality | Eeklo | 12,785 | 12,934 | 12,373 | 12,135 | 12,573 | 12,490 | 13,124 | 13,653 | → |
Zottegem | Municipality | Aalst | 24,340 | 25,109 | 24,503 | 24,531 | 25,073 | 25,899 | 26,921 | 28,236 | → |
Zulte | Municipality | Gent | 12,151 | 12,886 | 13,711 | 14,547 | 15,112 | 15,589 | 15,843 | 16,233 | → |
Zwalm | Municipality | Oudenaarde | 7,219 | 7,224 | 7,405 | 7,687 | 8,095 | 8,040 | 8,224 | 8,348 | → |
Source: Statistics Belgium.