Municipality · NIS 13049 · closed 24/04/2026
Westerlo
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1 326provisional
+2,6 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (1 293)
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
51,61 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 25 691 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Antwerpen_Westerlo_fr.pdf · 125 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Guy Van Hirtum
List: cd&v Westerlo · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 02/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): cd&v Westerlo
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
- 25 723
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 5,2 %1 348 out of 25 723
2010 : 2,3 % · 2026 : 5,2 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 552 2,3 % 2011 603 2,5 % 2012 646 2,6 % 2013 679 2,8 % 2014 646 2,6 % 2015 761 3,1 % 2016 783 3,2 % 2017 791 3,2 % 2018 913 3,7 % 2019 984 3,9 % 2020 1 046 4,2 % 2021 1 080 4,3 % 2022 1 141 4,5 % 2023 1 278 5,0 % 2024 1 357 5,3 % 2025 1 357 5,3 % 2026 1 348 5,2 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*1,4 %(352)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries1,6 %(416)
- Non-EU272,3 %(580)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin86,8 %(22 322)
- Belgians of foreign origin8,0 %(2 053)
- Non-Belgians5,2 %(1 348)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years16,9 %(4 352)
- 18-64 years58,3 %(15 001)
- 65 and over24,8 %(6 370)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
55,4 km² · 463 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
33 825 €total net taxable income, 15 354 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: 12,902
- Registered: 20,234 · turnout 64.5 %
- Blank and void: 145 (1.1 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| cd&v Westerlo | 7,834 | 60.7 % | 20 |
| POSITIEF Westerlo | 2,284 | 17.7 % | 5 |
| N-VA | 2,029 | 15.7 % | 4 |
| Vrij Vlaams Westerlo | 612 | 4.7 % | 0 |
| Westerlo Anders | 143 | 1.1 % | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 326 | +2,6 % | 1 549 | |
| 237 | +4,9 % | 759 | |
| 153 | +5,5 % | - | |
| 124 | +0,8 % | 44 | |
| 124 | -11,4 % | 100 | |
| 113 | -15,0 % | - | |
| 104 | +10,6 % | 81 | |
| 91 | +78,4 % | 2 | |
| 85 | -15,0 % | 184 | |
| 60 | -34,8 % | 30 | |
| 59 | +9,3 % | 73 | |
| 50 | +42,9 % | 10 | |
| 42 | -23,6 % | 14 | |
| 40 | 0,0 % | 60 | |
| 29 | 0,0 % | 10 | |
| 28 | -3,4 % | 42 | |
| 25 | +31,6 % | 20 | |
| 21 | +50,0 % | 21 | |
| 12 | +20,0 % | 12 | |
| 10 | -28,6 % | 19 | |
| 7 | +600,0 % | 7 | |
| 6 | +200,0 % | 2 | |
| 6 | 0,0 % | 16 | |
| 5 | +150,0 % | 12 | |
| 3 | -25,0 % | 3 | |
| 2 | +100,0 % | - | |
| 2 | +100,0 % | 5 | |
| 1 | 0,0 % | 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.