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Nieuwpoort

Reference date: 2026-01-01

11,431

residents

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

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Population density
343.8residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
328thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+32
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 profile60 yearsAge profile: 60 years · national percentile 100/100
  2. House sales5.3 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 5.3 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 3/100
  3. Building permits16.6 new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellingsBuilding permits: 16.6 new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings · national percentile 92/100

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

Population and age

Population

11,431

residents

+32 since 2025 (+0.3%)

13% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 42/100 among 565

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

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

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Population density

343.8

residents/km²

+1.0 since 2025 (+0.3%)

7% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 54/100 among 565

6% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 54/100 among 62

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

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Age profile

60

years

40% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 100/100 among 565

36% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 98/100 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

17,620

dwellings

189% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 88/100 among 565

166% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 81/100 among 62

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

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Building permits

16.6

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 293 dwellings

132% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 92/100 among 565

46% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 78/100 among 62

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

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Land cover

Arable land

43.5

% of municipal area

Total: 1,445 ha

12% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 62/100 among 565

3% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 43/100 among 62

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

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House sales

5.3

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 93 sales

Belgium’s municipal median is 3.3× this value · national percentile 3/100 among 565

the municipal median in West Flanders is 3.5× this value · provincial percentile 1/100 among 62

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

115.7

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 1,322 departures

16% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 62/100 among 565

108% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 88/100 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

98.9

%

0.5% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 72/100 among 565

0.9% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 81/100 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

124.3

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 1,421 enterprises

22% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 82/100 among 565

2% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 44/100 among 62

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Nieuwpoort2017–2026: 11,351–11,431.11,72411,58111,43711,29411,351201711,565201811,621201911,636202011,667202111,488202211,493202311,455202411,399202511,4312026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202611,431343.8
202511,399342.9
202411,455344.2
202311,493345.3
202211,488345.2
202111,667350.5
202011,636349.6
201911,621349.3
201811,565349.0
201711,351361.5
201611,379362.3
201511,411363.4
201411,451364.6
201311,487365.8
201211,368362.0
201111,380362.4
201011,267358.8
200911,161355.4

Key figures

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