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East Flanders: population and municipality statistics — Province
Official population, density, age and local statistics for East Flanders, with profiles for all 55 municipalities and transparent sources. Province: East Flanders.
Key figures
- Population
- 1,611,409
- Population density
- 532.3 /km²
- Median municipal age
- 44
- Population change since 2025
- +8,877
- Area
- 3,027.3 km²
The latest period differs by indicator. Read the date, unit, geography and source beside each value before comparing places.
Largest municipalities by population
| # | Municipality | Population | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghent | 274,042 | 1,737.0 |
| 2 | Aalst | 93,094 | 1,183.6 |
| 3 | Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | 88,344 | 427.9 |
| 4 | Sint-Niklaas | 83,400 | 990.5 |
| 5 | Lokeren | 50,897 | 479.4 |
| 6 | Dendermonde | 47,828 | 846.7 |
| 7 | Deinze | 46,380 | 362.3 |
| 8 | Ninove | 40,879 | 559.1 |
| 9 | Merelbeke-Melle | 37,675 | 719.8 |
| 10 | Evergem | 37,371 | 495.8 |
| 11 | Geraardsbergen | 35,338 | 441.4 |
| 12 | Oudenaarde | 33,105 | 480.4 |
| 13 | Temse | 31,814 | 793.4 |
| 14 | Lochristi | 30,982 | 325.1 |
| 15 | Aalter | 29,862 | 249.2 |
Municipality profiles (55)
- Aalst
- Aalter
- Assenede
- Berlare
- Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
- Brakel
- Buggenhout
- Deinze
- Denderleeuw
- Dendermonde
- Destelbergen
- Eeklo
- Erpe-Mere
- Evergem
- Gavere
- Geraardsbergen
- Ghent
- Haaltert
- Hamme
- Herzele
- Horebeke
- Kaprijke
- Kluisbergen
- Kruisem
- Laarne
- Lebbeke
- Lede
- Lierde
- Lievegem
- Lochristi
- Lokeren
- Maarkedal
- Maldegem
- Merelbeke-Melle
- Nazareth-De Pinte
- Ninove
- Oosterzele
- Oudenaarde
- Ronse
- Sint-Gillis-Waas
- Sint-Laureins
- Sint-Lievens-Houtem
- Sint-Martens-Latem
- Sint-Niklaas
- Stekene
- Temse
- Waasmunster
- Wetteren
- Wichelen
- Wortegem-Petegem
- Zele
- Zelzate
- Zottegem
- Zulte
- Zwalm