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Population of Buggenhout

Reference date: 2026-01-01

15,203

residents

The official population of Buggenhout was 15,203 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 242nd among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Buggenhout
Documented local viewLuc.TL · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
592.9residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
242ndout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+124
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Buggenhout2017–2026: 14,533–15,203.15,33415,00414,67414,34414,533201714,475201814,517201914,662202014,689202114,748202214,887202314,957202415,079202515,2032026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202615,203592.9
202515,079588.1
202414,957583.3
202314,887580.6
202214,748575.2
202114,689572.9
202014,662571.8
201914,517566.3
201814,475564.6
201714,533567.5
201614,469565.0
201514,508566.5
201414,389561.9
201314,322559.3
201214,237556.0
201114,166553.2
201014,081549.9
200914,036548.1

Population

Who lives here

A complete, non-overlapping view of the registered population by age, from the same reference-date record.
Age structureShare of registered residents in five non-overlapping age groups.Under 18: 19.0%18–24: 7.5%25–44: 22.9%45–64: 27.8%65 and older: 22.9%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 182,88619.0%
18–241,1407.5%
25–443,48122.9%
45–644,21927.8%
65 and older3,47722.9%

Key figures

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