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Population of Wetteren

Reference date: 2026-01-01

27,071

residents

The official population of Wetteren was 27,071 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 107th among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Wetteren
Documented local viewLimoWreck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
731.3residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
107thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+145
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Wetteren2017–2026: 25,078–27,071.27,43026,52625,62324,71925,078201725,477201825,815201926,021202026,206202126,444202226,748202326,960202426,926202527,0712026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202627,071731.3
202526,926727.4
202426,960728.3
202326,748722.6
202226,444714.4
202126,206707.9
202026,021703.0
201925,815697.4
201825,477688.3
201725,078678.1
201624,818671.1
201524,755669.4
201424,635666.1
201324,298657.0
201224,130652.5
201123,824644.2
201023,551636.8
200923,412633.0

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: 18.7%18–24: 7.5%25–44: 25.6%45–64: 26.5%65 and older: 21.7%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 185,07318.7%
18–242,0177.5%
25–446,94025.6%
45–647,17926.5%
65 and older5,86221.7%

Key figures

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