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West Flanders: population and municipality statistics — Province
Official population, density, age and local statistics for West Flanders, with profiles for all 62 municipalities and transparent sources. Province: West Flanders.
Key figures
- Population
- 1,235,671
- Population density
- 386.5 /km²
- Median municipal age
- 44
- Population change since 2025
- +4,086
- Area
- 3,197.0 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 | Bruges | 120,458 | 853.2 |
| 2 | Kortrijk | 81,523 | 1,010.3 |
| 3 | Ostend | 73,000 | 1,769.2 |
| 4 | Roeselare | 67,697 | 1,120.9 |
| 5 | Waregem | 40,737 | 915.4 |
| 6 | Ypres | 35,629 | 271.0 |
| 7 | Menen | 34,640 | 1,044.5 |
| 8 | Knokke-Heist | 32,163 | 521.1 |
| 9 | Wevelgem | 32,089 | 819.9 |
| 10 | Tielt | 31,973 | 325.1 |
| 11 | Harelbeke | 30,605 | 1,041.1 |
| 12 | Izegem | 29,444 | 1,148.6 |
| 13 | Zwevegem | 26,035 | 409.3 |
| 14 | Oostkamp | 24,102 | 300.8 |
| 15 | Zedelgem | 23,747 | 391.5 |
Municipality profiles (62)
- Alveringem
- Anzegem
- Ardooie
- Avelgem
- Beernem
- Blankenberge
- Bredene
- Bruges
- Damme
- De Haan
- De Panne
- Deerlijk
- Dentergem
- Diksmuide
- Gistel
- Harelbeke
- Heuvelland
- Hooglede
- Houthulst
- Ichtegem
- Ingelmunster
- Izegem
- Jabbeke
- Knokke-Heist
- Koekelare
- Koksijde
- Kortemark
- Kortrijk
- Kuurne
- Langemark-Poelkapelle
- Ledegem
- Lendelede
- Lichtervelde
- Lo-Reninge
- Menen
- Mesen
- Middelkerke
- Moorslede
- Nieuwpoort
- Oostkamp
- Oostrozebeke
- Ostend
- Oudenburg
- Pittem
- Poperinge
- Roeselare
- Spiere-Helkijn
- Staden
- Tielt
- Torhout
- Veurne
- Vleteren
- Waregem
- Wervik
- Wevelgem
- Wielsbeke
- Wingene
- Ypres
- Zedelgem
- Zonnebeke
- Zuienkerke
- Zwevegem