Municipality · NIS 46024 · closed 24/04/2026
Stekene
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+18,5 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (833)
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
49,93 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 19 767 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Oost_Vlaanderen_Stekene_fr.pdf · 120 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Stany De Rechter
List: Gemeentebelangen · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 03/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): Gemeentebelangen / 9190.nu
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
- 19 955
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 5,8 %1 162 out of 19 955
2010 : 3,8 % · 2026 : 5,8 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 659 3,8 % 2011 663 3,8 % 2012 654 3,7 % 2013 652 3,7 % 2014 673 3,8 % 2015 726 4,1 % 2016 812 4,5 % 2017 853 4,7 % 2018 916 5,0 % 2019 915 5,0 % 2020 945 5,1 % 2021 958 5,1 % 2022 963 5,1 % 2023 1 075 5,6 % 2024 1 079 5,5 % 2025 1 151 5,8 % 2026 1 162 5,8 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*2,6 %(522)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries1,2 %(245)
- Non-EU272,0 %(395)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin82,7 %(16 512)
- Belgians of foreign origin11,4 %(2 281)
- Non-Belgians5,8 %(1 162)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years18,2 %(3 634)
- 18-64 years58,8 %(11 743)
- 65 and over22,9 %(4 578)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
45,3 km² · 437 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
33 945 €total net taxable income, 11 635 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: 9,006
- Registered: 15,131 · turnout 60.3 %
- Blank and void: 112 (1.2 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemeentebelangen | 3,905 | 43.4 % | 12 |
| 9190.nu | 3,258 | 36.2 % | 9 |
| VLAAMS BELANG | 1,567 | 17.4 % | 4 |
| Veur groot Stekene | 276 | 3.1 % | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 987 | +18,5 % | 1 485 | |
| 152 | +4,8 % | 311 | |
| 119 | +72,5 % | 153 | |
| 116 | +26,1 % | 317 | |
| 95 | +33,8 % | - | |
| 86 | -3,4 % | 64 | |
| 69 | +40,8 % | 277 | |
| 59 | +11,3 % | 43 | |
| 59 | +68,6 % | 4 | |
| 58 | +16,0 % | - | |
| 37 | +5,7 % | 14 | |
| 32 | +113,3 % | 29 | |
| 27 | +35,0 % | 52 | |
| 25 | +92,3 % | 21 | |
| 23 | -54,0 % | 66 | |
| 23 | +35,3 % | 35 | |
| 22 | -12,0 % | 35 | |
| 16 | 0,0 % | 4 | |
| 12 | -14,3 % | 5 | |
| 6 | +20,0 % | 8 | |
| 4 | -60,0 % | 13 | |
| 2 | 0,0 % | 1 | |
| 1 | -50,0 % | 1 | |
| 1 | -66,7 % | 2 | |
| 1 | -66,7 % | 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.