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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.

NameStatusPopulation
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
 
AalstArrondissement263,842262,469258,674262,337273,544285,041296,014307,426
DendermondeArrondissement175,530180,617182,691186,553192,521198,494202,978208,435
EekloArrondissement78,56179,92478,93179,42881,92183,57386,58389,465
Gent [Ghent]Arrondissement474,136480,019481,645490,863521,212544,044558,442575,887
OudenaardeArrondissement113,845112,501112,374114,390119,995123,008125,020128,606
Sint-NiklaasArrondissement220,475232,201239,717247,845261,785271,519281,971292,713
Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders]Province1,326,3891,347,7311,354,0321,381,4161,464,4831,505,6791,551,0081,602,532

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population of all cities and municipalities in the Province of East Flanders according to census results and official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).

Name StatusArrondissementPopulation
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
 
Aalst (Alost)MunicipalityAalst83,24678,93876,38276,47081,06284,32987,97892,131
AalterMunicipalityGent20,89023,30224,70526,34327,90328,43529,24229,830
AssenedeMunicipalityEeklo13,20413,35313,50813,59713,86814,08314,36914,617
BerlareMunicipalityDendermonde11,36512,31612,77313,77614,58414,75815,22215,425
Beveren-Kruibeke-ZwijndrechtMunicipalitySint-Niklaas69,31072,10275,31677,43281,11783,07185,11087,927
BrakelMunicipalityOudenaarde14,39113,79513,58813,68914,18014,78714,76215,127
BuggenhoutMunicipalityDendermonde12,26613,04413,38913,65214,16614,46914,68915,079
DeinzeMunicipalityGent33,24835,34236,40038,58341,39142,73843,92246,026
DenderleeuwMunicipalityAalst15,50716,49716,61516,90318,86319,68820,73021,257
Dendermonde (Termonde)MunicipalityDendermonde41,39041,71542,49943,03444,25845,36746,01547,539
DestelbergenMunicipalityGent14,26015,74116,84717,16617,63617,86718,68319,088
EekloMunicipalityEeklo19,25619,63719,03218,97020,18820,56121,54922,733
Erpe-MereMunicipalityAalst17,97718,93018,77819,10119,41219,72020,28621,117
EvergemMunicipalityGent26,00228,97429,41231,27133,24134,69235,79137,254
GavereMunicipalityGent9,25610,20510,85311,87912,45012,68013,00713,353
Gent (Gand) [Ghent]MunicipalityGent255,879239,256230,246224,685247,488257,029263,703272,657
Geraardsbergen (Grammont)MunicipalityAalst31,16030,46130,28030,91132,39933,13633,97035,236
HaaltertMunicipalityAalst17,07116,78716,89517,20617,66718,11718,89219,517
HammeMunicipalityDendermonde22,09322,79022,79922,71224,19224,70224,98025,706
HerzeleMunicipalityAalst15,70415,82615,73016,47617,21617,55018,41419,179
HorebekeMunicipalityOudenaarde1,9181,9041,8911,9212,0772,0002,0092,026
KaprijkeMunicipalityEeklo5,8886,0336,1426,1276,2946,3216,5086,638
KluisbergenMunicipalityOudenaarde6,2456,2746,0966,1006,4796,4456,6826,869
KruisemMunicipalityOudenaarde13,68613,58013,90514,44715,34515,66415,75016,006
LaarneMunicipalityDendermonde10,31511,19811,56711,60612,20612,51512,37112,496
LebbekeMunicipalityDendermonde17,83117,47316,70817,30118,24018,84319,56020,298
LedeMunicipalityAalst16,45017,24917,08016,94317,88918,39918,98019,425
LierdeMunicipalityOudenaarde6,2196,0786,1496,3026,4976,5506,6266,858
LievegemMunicipalityGent21,87323,84824,73625,46525,57225,84226,44127,350
LochristiMunicipalityGent20,03723,07624,29725,88328,82229,70530,39030,916
LokerenMunicipalitySint-Niklaas37,13338,91540,51742,27745,58346,95448,76450,606
MaarkedalMunicipalityOudenaarde6,4436,2586,3346,4476,4496,2816,3626,320
MaldegemMunicipalityEeklo20,46721,34721,41822,07523,00023,45224,11424,883
Merelbeke-MelleMunicipalityGent28,09429,95430,31932,36434,26335,46836,56137,369
Nazareth-De PinteMunicipalityGent14,41917,98719,33321,07421,53321,93722,83423,574
NinoveMunicipalityAalst32,99033,39333,48934,65637,10138,05139,36940,580
OosterzeleMunicipalityGent11,72911,78512,58313,23113,35313,54513,74014,088
Oudenaarde (Audenarde)MunicipalityOudenaarde27,19227,31827,16228,02829,96330,99031,65032,930
Ronse (Renaix)MunicipalityOudenaarde25,05624,30223,99823,74025,17625,92526,51027,577
Sint-Gillis-WaasMunicipalitySint-Niklaas14,08615,54216,19517,38518,78019,20419,59020,139
Sint-LaureinsMunicipalityEeklo6,9616,6206,4586,5246,5356,6666,9196,941
Sint-Lievens-HoutemMunicipalityAalst9,3979,2798,9229,1409,86810,15210,47410,748
Sint-Martens-LatemMunicipalityGent6,2987,6638,2038,3728,3788,5178,2858,149
Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas)MunicipalitySint-Niklaas65,79567,99268,20368,36472,36575,20879,35782,661
StekeneMunicipalitySint-Niklaas12,34814,12515,64716,60517,44017,88818,86319,767
Temse (Tamise)MunicipalitySint-Niklaas21,80323,52523,83925,78228,50029,19430,28731,613
WaasmunsterMunicipalityDendermonde7,3728,3789,40410,31910,50010,73610,91211,395
WetterenMunicipalityDendermonde23,98823,46022,65522,76523,82424,81826,20626,926
WichelenMunicipalityDendermonde10,29710,61210,80011,04011,28011,50111,69012,050
Wortegem-PetegemMunicipalityOudenaarde5,4765,7685,8466,0296,2726,3266,4456,545
ZeleMunicipalityDendermonde18,61319,63120,09720,34820,76520,78521,33321,521
ZelzateMunicipalityEeklo12,78512,93412,37312,13512,57312,49013,12413,653
ZottegemMunicipalityAalst24,34025,10924,50324,53125,07325,89926,92128,236
ZulteMunicipalityGent12,15112,88613,71114,54715,11215,58915,84316,233
ZwalmMunicipalityOudenaarde7,2197,2247,4057,6878,0958,0408,2248,348

Source: Statistics Belgium.

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