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Population of Zottegem

Reference date: 2026-01-01

28,343

residents

The official population of Zottegem was 28,343 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 100th among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Zottegem
Documented local viewFrDr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
493.3residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
100thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+107
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Zottegem2017–2026: 26,137–28,343.28,74027,74026,74025,74026,137201726,373201826,582201926,686202026,921202127,341202227,677202328,085202428,236202528,3432026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202628,343493.3
202528,236491.4
202428,085488.8
202327,677481.7
202227,341475.8
202126,921468.5
202026,686464.4
201926,582462.6
201826,373459.0
201726,137455.1
201625,899450.9
201525,806449.3
201425,689447.3
201325,580445.4
201225,398442.2
201125,073436.6
201024,882433.2
200924,777431.4

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: 17.9%18–24: 7.3%25–44: 23.4%45–64: 27.7%65 and older: 23.8%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 185,06717.9%
18–242,0727.3%
25–446,63123.4%
45–647,84227.7%
65 and older6,73123.8%

Key figures

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