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Population of Nieuwerkerken

Reference date: 2026-01-01

7,340

residents

The official population of Nieuwerkerken was 7,340 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 431st among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Nieuwerkerken
Documented local viewSonuwe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
326.1residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
431stout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+12
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Nieuwerkerken2017–2026: 6,941–7,340.7,4127,2317,0506,8696,94120176,96020186,94720196,99820207,06220217,02720227,19020237,29520247,32820257,3402026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
20267,340326.1
20257,328325.6
20247,295324.1
20237,190319.4
20227,027312.2
20217,062313.7
20206,998310.9
20196,947308.6
20186,960309.2
20176,941308.2
20166,865304.8
20156,841303.8
20146,748299.6
20136,729298.8
20126,691297.1
20116,684296.8
20106,732298.9
20096,758300.1

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: 16.9%18–24: 7.1%25–44: 23.7%45–64: 29.0%65 and older: 23.3%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 181,24316.9%
18–245187.1%
25–441,74223.7%
45–642,12529.0%
65 and older1,71223.3%

Key figures

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