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Roeselare

Reference date: 2026-01-01

67,697

residents

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

A documented local view of Roeselare
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Population density
1,120.9residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
25thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+809
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. Population density1,120.9 residents/km²Population density: 1,120.9 residents/km² · national percentile 88/100
  2. Population67,697 residentsPopulation: 67,697 residents · national percentile 96/100
  3. Fixed broadband coverage99.0 %Fixed broadband coverage: 99.0 % · national percentile 78/100

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

Population and age

Population

67,697

residents

+809 since 2025 (+1.2%)

5.2× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 96/100 among 565

5.3× the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 94/100 among 62

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

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Population density

1,120.9

residents/km²

+13.4 since 2025 (+1.2%)

3.5× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 88/100 among 565

3.4× the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 93/100 among 62

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

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Age profile

42

years

2% below Belgium’s municipal median

5% below the municipal median in West Flanders

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

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

32,214

dwellings

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

4.9× the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 91/100 among 62

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

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Building permits

5.3

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 170 dwellings

26% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 34/100 among 565

54% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 10/100 among 62

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

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Land cover

Arable land

30.4

% of municipal area

Total: 1,836 ha

21% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 25/100 among 565

32% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 14/100 among 62

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

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House sales

17.9

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 577 sales

4% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 56/100 among 565

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

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

68.2

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 4,614 departures

32% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 30/100 among 565

23% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 70/100 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

4

crossings

Belgium’s municipal median is 0; percentage comparison is not shown

4.0× 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 78/100 among 565

1% above the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 86/100 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

117.1

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 7,929 enterprises

15% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 73/100 among 565

8% below the municipal median in West Flanders · provincial percentile 33/100 among 62

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Roeselare2017–2026: 61,657–67,697.68,78466,04663,30860,57061,657201762,301201862,954201963,478202063,763202164,495202265,468202366,262202466,888202567,6972026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202667,6971,120.9
202566,8881,107.5
202466,2621,097.1
202365,4681,084.0
202264,4951,067.9
202163,7631,055.7
202063,4781,051.0
201962,9541,042.3
201862,3011,031.5
201761,6571,020.1
201660,9991,009.2
201560,386999.0
201459,714987.9
201359,340981.7
201258,823973.2
201158,142961.9
201057,432950.2
200956,893941.2

Key figures

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