Municipality · NIS 11009 · closed 24/04/2026
Brecht
1 283provisional
-23,0 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (1 667)
2025: first publication (closed 24/04/2026), provisional figures. Late reports are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards. The 2025/2024 change may therefore overstate the fall. Learn more
41,84 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 30 664 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Antwerpen_Brecht_fr.pdf · 128 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Frans Van Looveren
List: nu2960 · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 05/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): nu2960 / Ons Brecht
Derived from the lists of the executive members · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Next elections: municipal and provincial elections: 13/10/2030 · regional, federal and European elections: 2029.
Profile
Official sources (Statbel), edition shown on each line.
- Population on 1 January 2026
- 30 755
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 7,0 %2 138 out of 30 755
2010 : 4,7 % · 2026 : 7,0 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 1 307 4,7 % 2011 1 339 4,8 % 2012 1 355 4,9 % 2013 1 333 4,8 % 2014 1 358 4,8 % 2015 1 393 4,9 % 2016 1 501 5,3 % 2017 1 566 5,4 % 2018 1 653 5,7 % 2019 1 712 5,8 % 2020 1 743 5,9 % 2021 1 849 6,2 % 2022 1 942 6,4 % 2023 2 096 6,9 % 2024 2 135 7,0 % 2025 2 160 7,0 % 2026 2 138 7,0 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*2,9 %(878)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries2,7 %(817)
- Non-EU271,4 %(443)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin82,4 %(25 329)
- Belgians of foreign origin10,7 %(3 288)
- Non-Belgians7,0 %(2 138)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years18,3 %(5 618)
- 18-64 years58,2 %(17 913)
- 65 and over23,5 %(7 224)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
91,5 km² · 335 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
34 940 €total net taxable income, 17 783 returns
Statbel, income 2023
Definitions
- « Foreign national » = person with a non-Belgian nationality in the national register, on 1 January. Naturalised Belgians or Belgians of foreign origin are counted as Belgians.
- Origin (Statbel): based on current nationality, the person's first registered nationality and that of their parents. Official categories: Belgian of Belgian origin, Belgian of foreign origin, non-Belgian.
- Group of nationality of origin: Statbel grouping into neighbouring countries, EU27 excluding neighbouring countries, and non-EU27; this is not a strict EU / non-EU split (the United Kingdom is classed as a neighbouring country).
- Merged or renumbered municipalities: no reconstructed series before the date of the new code (same rule as for the reference population).
- These figures are not cross-referenced with any crime statistics.
Elections
- Valid votes: 13,451
- Registered: 23,331 · turnout 58.1 %
- Blank and void: 97 (0.7 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| nu2960 | 5,917 | 44.0 % | 15 |
| N-VA | 4,100 | 30.5 % | 10 |
| VLAAMS BELANG | 2,826 | 21.0 % | 6 |
| Democraten Brecht | 608 | 4.5 % | 0 |
Source: Vlaanderen kiest (Flemish Home Affairs agency), official results (local elections of 13/10/2024). Local lists, under the filed name, not linked to any party. National view
Main categories
Click a category to open the annual series (2000, 2015-2025; 2025 provisional).
| Category | 2025prov. | Change 2025/2024 | 2000 |
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| 1 283 | -23,0 % | 1 249 | |
| 238 | -31,2 % | 686 | |
| 150 | -27,5 % | - | |
| 150 | -30,9 % | 41 | |
| 134 | -18,8 % | 64 | |
| 93 | +24,0 % | 35 | |
| 89 | -20,5 % | 159 | |
| 76 | -3,8 % | 7 | |
| 74 | +21,3 % | 5 | |
| 64 | -51,1 % | 56 | |
| 49 | -38,0 % | - | |
| 43 | -29,5 % | 41 | |
| 38 | 0,0 % | 22 | |
| 32 | +23,1 % | 1 | |
| 28 | -12,5 % | 20 | |
| 22 | +4,8 % | 21 | |
| 18 | -48,6 % | 38 | |
| 15 | -25,0 % | 20 | |
| 7 | -22,2 % | 9 | |
| 5 | 0,0 % | 1 | |
| 2 | -86,7 % | - | |
| 2 | -33,3 % | 4 | |
| 1 | -50,0 % | 1 | |
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Change 2025/2024: change in 2025 compared with 2024 (e.g. −10 % = 2025 is 10 % lower than 2024, not the reverse).
2025 provisional: first publication. Reports registered late are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards, so the 2025/2024 fall may be overstated.
Source of figures: police crime statistics bulletin, Q4 2025 (closed 24/04/2026). Click a category to show the full available annual series.
Documented perimeters
1 documented perimeter for this municipality (separate regional instruments; no federal list).
- Kwetsbare buurten1