Oost-Vlaanderen (Belgium)
Province
The population development of Oost-Vlaanderen.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1970-12-31 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Census 2001-10-01 | Population Census 2011-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders] | Province | 1,310,115 | 1,331,192 | 1,335,793 | 1,365,964 | 1,448,928 | → |
| België / Belgique [Belgium] | Kingdom | 9,650,944 | 9,848,647 | 9,978,681 | 10,296,350 | 11,000,638 |
Contents: Cities and Municipalities
The population development of the cities and municipalities in Oost-Vlaanderen.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).| Name | Status | Province | Population Census 1970-12-31 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Census 2001-10-01 | Population Census 2011-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst (Alost) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 83,246 | 78,938 | 76,382 | 76,510 | 81,286 | → |
| Aalter (incl. Knesselare) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 20,890 | 23,302 | ... | ... | 27,922 | → |
| Assenede | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 13,204 | 13,353 | ... | ... | 13,896 | → |
| Berlare | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 11,365 | 12,316 | ... | ... | 14,588 | → |
| Beveren | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 38,484 | 40,857 | 42,627 | 45,156 | 46,588 | → |
| Brakel | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 14,391 | 13,795 | ... | ... | 14,191 | → |
| Buggenhout | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 12,266 | 13,044 | ... | ... | 14,183 | → |
| Deinze (incl. Nevele) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 33,248 | 35,342 | ... | ... | 41,506 | → |
| Denderleeuw | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 15,507 | 16,497 | ... | ... | 18,890 | → |
| Dendermonde (Termonde) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 41,390 | 41,715 | 42,499 | 43,062 | 44,318 | → |
| De Pinte | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 6,485 | 8,739 | ... | ... | 10,290 | → |
| Destelbergen | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 14,260 | 15,741 | ... | ... | 17,672 | → |
| Eeklo | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 19,256 | 19,637 | 19,032 | 19,068 | 20,324 | → |
| Erpe-Mere | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 17,977 | 18,930 | ... | ... | 19,420 | → |
| Evergem | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 26,002 | 28,974 | 29,412 | 31,256 | 33,277 | → |
| Gavere | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 9,256 | 10,205 | ... | ... | 12,457 | → |
| Gent (Gand) [Ghent] | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 255,879 | 239,256 | 230,246 | 225,422 | 248,358 | → |
| Geraardsbergen (Grammont) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 31,160 | 30,461 | 30,280 | 30,891 | 32,477 | → |
| Haaltert | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 17,071 | 16,787 | ... | ... | 17,669 | → |
| Hamme | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 22,093 | 22,790 | 22,799 | 22,761 | 24,220 | → |
| Herzele | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 15,704 | 15,826 | ... | ... | 17,244 | → |
| Horebeke | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 1,918 | 1,904 | ... | ... | 2,081 | → |
| Kaprijke | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 5,888 | 6,033 | ... | ... | 6,305 | → |
| Kluisbergen | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 6,245 | 6,274 | ... | ... | 6,490 | → |
| Kruibeke | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 14,552 | 14,706 | ... | ... | 15,994 | → |
| Kruisem (incl. Kruishoutem, Zingem) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 13,686 | 13,580 | ... | ... | 15,371 | → |
| Laarne | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 10,315 | 11,198 | ... | ... | 12,218 | → |
| Lebbeke | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 17,831 | 17,473 | ... | ... | 18,267 | → |
| Lede | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 16,450 | 17,249 | ... | ... | 17,896 | → |
| Lierde | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 6,219 | 6,078 | ... | ... | 6,501 | → |
| Lievegem (incl. Lovendegem, Waarschoot, Zomergem) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 21,873 | 23,848 | ... | ... | 25,612 | → |
| Lochristi | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 14,021 | 16,125 | 17,305 | 19,230 | 21,616 | → |
| Lokeren | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 32,117 | 33,369 | 34,942 | 36,728 | 39,623 | → |
| Maarkedal | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 6,443 | 6,258 | ... | ... | 6,457 | → |
| Maldegem | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 20,467 | 21,347 | 21,418 | 22,059 | 23,088 | → |
| Melle | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 9,761 | 10,181 | ... | ... | 10,879 | → |
| Merelbeke | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 18,333 | 19,773 | 20,345 | 22,005 | 23,402 | → |
| Moerbeke | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 5,016 | 5,546 | ... | ... | 6,037 | → |
| Nazareth | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 7,934 | 9,248 | ... | ... | 11,263 | → |
| Ninove | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 32,990 | 33,393 | 33,489 | 34,782 | 37,132 | → |
| Oosterzele | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 11,729 | 11,785 | ... | ... | 13,372 | → |
| Oudenaarde (Audenarde) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 27,192 | 27,318 | 27,162 | 28,107 | 30,025 | → |
| Ronse (Renaix) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 25,056 | 24,302 | 23,998 | 23,698 | 25,202 | → |
| Sint-Gillis-Waas | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 14,086 | 15,542 | ... | ... | 18,811 | → |
| Sint-Laureins | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 6,961 | 6,620 | ... | ... | 6,546 | → |
| Sint-Lievens-Houtem | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 9,397 | 9,279 | ... | ... | 9,875 | → |
| Sint-Martens-Latem | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 6,298 | 7,663 | ... | ... | 8,391 | → |
| Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 65,795 | 67,992 | 68,203 | 68,433 | 72,735 | → |
| Stekene | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 12,348 | 14,125 | ... | ... | 17,448 | → |
| Temse (Tamise) | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 21,803 | 23,525 | 23,839 | 25,870 | 28,586 | → |
| Waasmunster | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 7,372 | 8,378 | ... | ... | 10,518 | → |
| Wachtebeke | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 6,016 | 6,951 | ... | ... | 7,235 | → |
| Wetteren | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 23,988 | 23,460 | 22,655 | 22,857 | 23,920 | → |
| Wichelen | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 10,297 | 10,612 | ... | ... | 11,300 | → |
| Wortegem-Petegem | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 5,476 | 5,768 | ... | ... | 6,282 | → |
| Zele | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 18,613 | 19,631 | 20,097 | 20,351 | 20,778 | → |
| Zelzate | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 12,785 | 12,934 | ... | ... | 12,582 | → |
| Zottegem | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 24,340 | 25,109 | 24,503 | 24,506 | 25,084 | → |
| Zulte | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 12,151 | 12,886 | ... | ... | 15,130 | → |
| Zwalm | Municipality | Oost-Vlaanderen | 7,219 | 7,224 | ... | ... | 8,100 | → |
Source: Statistics Belgium (web).
Explanation: The definition of the census population varies between different censuses. Municipalities in the boundaries of 2019.