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Sint-Niklaas

Reference date: 2026-01-01

83,400

residents

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

Grote Markt and city hall, a documented local view of Sint-Niklaas
Grote Markt and city hallLimoWreck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
990.5residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
19thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+739
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 density990.5 residents/km²Population density: 990.5 residents/km² · national percentile 86/100
  2. Population83,400 residentsPopulation: 83,400 residents · national percentile 97/100
  3. House sales20.2 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 20.2 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 82/100

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

Population and age

Population

83,400

residents

+739 since 2025 (+0.9%)

6.4× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 97/100 among 565

4.1× the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 94/100 among 55

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

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Population density

990.5

residents/km²

+8.8 since 2025 (+0.9%)

3.1× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 86/100 among 565

123% above the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 92/100 among 55

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

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Age profile

40

years

7% below Belgium’s municipal median

9% below the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 3/100 among 55

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

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

37,537

dwellings

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

4.1× the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 94/100 among 55

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

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Building permits

10.1

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 379 dwellings

41% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 72/100 among 565

12% above the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 59/100 among 55

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

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Land cover

Arable land

38.3

% of municipal area

Total: 3,226 ha

1.0% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 49/100 among 565

9% below the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 35/100 among 55

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

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House sales

20.2

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 760 sales

18% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 82/100 among 565

3% above the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 65/100 among 55

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

117.4

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 9,794 departures

18% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 63/100 among 565

95% above the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 94/100 among 55

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

11

crossings

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

120% above the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 83/100 among 55

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

98.1

%

0.3% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 40/100 among 565

0.0% above the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 52/100 among 55

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 East Flanders

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

86.3

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 7,199 enterprises

16% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 26/100 among 565

20% below the municipal median in East Flanders · provincial percentile 8/100 among 55

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Sint-Niklaas2017–2026: 76,028–83,400.84,72781,38578,04374,70176,028201776,756201877,679201978,531202079,357202180,167202281,138202381,863202482,661202583,4002026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202683,400990.5
202582,661981.8
202481,863972.3
202381,138963.7
202280,167952.1
202179,357942.5
202078,531932.7
201977,679922.6
201876,756913.5
201776,028903.0
201675,208893.2
201574,289882.3
201473,716875.5
201373,280870.3
201272,883865.6
201172,365859.5
201071,806852.8
200971,062844.0

Key figures

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