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Koksijde

Reference date: 2026-01-01

21,072

residents

Explore Koksijde through official statistics on population, age, housing, mobility, businesses and the local built environment, with sources and reference dates.

Ruins of Ten Duinen Abbey, a documented local view of Koksijde
Ruins of Ten Duinen AbbeyUser:LimoWreck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
420.7residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
160thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
-272
Reference date
2026-01-01

Key figures

At a glance

Twelve source-backed signals place this municipality in its demographic, housing, economic, land-use, mobility and connectivity context.

What stands out

  1. Age profile63 yearsAge profile: 63 years · national percentile 100/100
  2. House sales8.6 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 8.6 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 6/100
  3. VAT-registered enterprises126.9 enterprises / 1,000 residentsVAT-registered enterprises: 126.9 enterprises / 1,000 residents · national percentile 84/100

Indicators use their latest available source period. The date is shown separately for every figure.

Population and age

Population

21,072

residents

−272 since 2025 (−1.3%)

61% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 72/100 among 565

65% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 73/100 among 62

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Population density

420.7

residents/km²

−5.4 since 2025 (−1.3%)

31% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 61/100 among 565

29% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 65/100 among 62

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Age profile

63

years

47% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 100/100 among 565

43% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 99/100 among 62

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

30,910

dwellings

5.1× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 95/100 among 565

4.7× the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 90/100 among 62

Period: · Source: Statbel cadastral building stock, 2025 release

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Building permits

11.1

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 343 dwellings

55% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 77/100 among 565

3% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 46/100 among 62

Reference date: · Source: Statbel building permits by month and administrative geography

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Land cover

Arable land

27.8

% of municipal area

Total: 1,393 ha

28% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 19/100 among 565

38% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 10/100 among 62

Reference date: · Source: Statbel land cover according to the Land Register (SQLite)

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House sales

8.6

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 265 sales

50% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 6/100 among 565

54% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 9/100 among 62

Reference date: · Source: Statbel real-estate deeds by statistical sector, 2013-2024

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

121.8

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 2,567 departures

22% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 66/100 among 565

119% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 91/100 among 62

Scheduled service date: Published timetable; planned service, not observed operations. · Source: De Lijn static GTFS, STIB-MIVB static GTFS, TEC static GTFS, SNCB-NMBS static GTFS, Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026, Statbel statistical sectors 2026 (GeoJSON, EPSG:3812)

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Public level crossings

0

crossings

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

100% below the municipal median in West Flanders

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.0

%

0.6% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 77/100 among 565

1% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 85/100 among 62

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Fixed

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5G mobile coverage

100.0

%

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in West Flanders

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

126.9

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 2,675 enterprises

24% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 84/100 among 565

0.2% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 49/100 among 62

Reference date: · Source: Statbel VAT-registered enterprises by legal form, 2024

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Official time series

Official time series: Koksijde2017–2026: 22,094–21,072.22,27821,81521,35120,88822,094201721,957201821,910201921,869202021,852202121,851202221,664202321,546202421,344202521,0722026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202621,072420.7
202521,344426.1
202421,546427.8
202321,664430.2
202221,851433.9
202121,852433.9
202021,869434.3
201921,910435.1
201821,957439.0
201722,094490.0
201622,074489.6
201522,180492.0
201422,228493.0
201322,286494.3
201222,153491.4
201121,963487.1
201021,832484.2
200921,608479.3

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