Municipality · NIS 45064 · closed 24/04/2026
Maarkedal
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195provisional
+7,1 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (182)
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
30,85 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 6 320 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Oost_Vlaanderen_Maarkedal_fr.pdf · 103 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Joris Nachtergaele
List: N-VA Maarkedal · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 23/01/2025 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): N-VA Maarkedal / 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
- 6 289
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 2,2 %139 out of 6 289
2010 : 0,8 % · 2026 : 2,2 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 54 0,8 % 2011 65 1,0 % 2012 57 0,9 % 2013 58 0,9 % 2014 62 1,0 % 2015 62 1,0 % 2016 64 1,0 % 2017 84 1,3 % 2018 84 1,3 % 2019 77 1,2 % 2020 83 1,3 % 2021 94 1,5 % 2022 94 1,5 % 2023 121 1,9 % 2024 124 2,0 % 2025 142 2,2 % 2026 139 2,2 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*0,7 %(41)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries0,5 %(34)
- Non-EU271,0 %(64)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin93,1 %(5 854)
- Belgians of foreign origin4,7 %(296)
- Non-Belgians2,2 %(139)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years17,0 %(1 066)
- 18-64 years57,8 %(3 638)
- 65 and over25,2 %(1 585)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
46,2 km² · 137 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
34 537 €total net taxable income, 3 771 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: 3,683
- Registered: 5,138 · turnout 72.9 %
- Blank and void: 65 (1.7 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-VA Maarkedal | 1,802 | 48.9 % | 9 |
| KoMop voor Maarkedal | 1,070 | 29.1 % | 5 |
| cd&v | 811 | 22.0 % | 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
Click a category to open the annual series (2000, 2015-2025; 2025 provisional).
| Category | 2025prov. | Change 2025/2024 | 2000 |
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| 195 | +7,1 % | 175 | |
| 42 | +16,7 % | 46 | |
| 35 | -25,5 % | - | |
| 29 | -23,7 % | 14 | |
| 25 | -3,8 % | - | |
| 14 | +133,3 % | 12 | |
| 14 | +55,6 % | 14 | |
| 11 | +10,0 % | 30 | |
| 10 | +400,0 % | - | |
| 10 | -33,3 % | 6 | |
| 9 | +200,0 % | 17 | |
| 9 | +80,0 % | 2 | |
| 5 | +66,7 % | 19 | |
| 4 | 0,0 % | 2 | |
| 3 | +200,0 % | - | |
| 2 | -75,0 % | 2 | |
| 2 | -60,0 % | 2 | |
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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.