Municipality · NIS 11030 · closed 24/04/2026
Niel
492provisional
-7,5 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (532)
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
44,6 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 11 032 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Antwerpen_Niel_fr.pdf · 110 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Ingrid Meulders
List: Vooruit én Groen · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 06/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): Vooruit én Groen / Burgerbelangen Niel / N-VA + CD&V
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
- 11 059
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 6,9 %760 out of 11 059
2010 : 3,2 % · 2026 : 6,9 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 297 3,2 % 2011 300 3,2 % 2012 339 3,6 % 2013 361 3,8 % 2014 358 3,6 % 2015 367 3,7 % 2016 411 4,1 % 2017 475 4,6 % 2018 530 5,1 % 2019 586 5,6 % 2020 588 5,6 % 2021 561 5,3 % 2022 583 5,5 % 2023 666 6,2 % 2024 713 6,5 % 2025 773 7,0 % 2026 760 6,9 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*1,6 %(176)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries2,2 %(242)
- Non-EU273,1 %(342)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin73,7 %(8 149)
- Belgians of foreign origin19,4 %(2 150)
- Non-Belgians6,9 %(760)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years22,5 %(2 492)
- 18-64 years59,9 %(6 629)
- 65 and over17,5 %(1 938)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
5,3 km² · 2 063 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
33 645 €total net taxable income, 6 276 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: 4,552
- Registered: 7,898 · turnout 58.2 %
- Blank and void: 41 (0.9 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vooruit én Groen | 1,235 | 27.1 % | 6 |
| Burgerbelangen Niel | 1,008 | 22.1 % | 5 |
| N-VA + CD&V | 801 | 17.6 % | 4 |
| Team Burgemeester | 798 | 17.5 % | 3 |
| VLAAMS BELANG | 710 | 15.6 % | 3 |
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
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| Category | 2025prov. | Change 2025/2024 | 2000 |
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| 492 | -7,5 % | 729 | |
| 93 | -10,6 % | 284 | |
| 76 | +16,9 % | 96 | |
| 60 | +9,1 % | 62 | |
| 56 | -23,3 % | 54 | |
| 36 | -20,0 % | - | |
| 34 | +21,4 % | 4 | |
| 33 | 0,0 % | 13 | |
| 25 | -13,8 % | 15 | |
| 16 | +60,0 % | - | |
| 14 | +40,0 % | 28 | |
| 13 | -35,0 % | 9 | |
| 9 | -18,2 % | 1 | |
| 8 | -61,9 % | 8 | |
| 8 | +166,7 % | 3 | |
| 6 | -14,3 % | 2 | |
| 5 | -44,4 % | 9 | |
| 4 | -20,0 % | 6 | |
| 3 | +50,0 % | - | |
| 2 | +100,0 % | 67 | |
| 2 | 0,0 % | 1 | |
| 2 | -60,0 % | - | |
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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