Municipality · NIS 45061 · closed 24/04/2026
Wortegem-Petegem
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156provisional
-20,4 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (196)
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
23,83 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 6 545 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Oost_Vlaanderen_Wortegem_Petegem_fr.pdf · 98 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Luc Vander Meeren
List: Team Burgemeester · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 05/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): Team Burgemeester
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
- 6 542
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 2,3 %148 out of 6 542
2010 : 0,9 % · 2026 : 2,3 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 57 0,9 % 2011 76 1,2 % 2012 75 1,2 % 2013 65 1,0 % 2014 70 1,1 % 2015 107 1,7 % 2016 104 1,6 % 2017 106 1,7 % 2018 85 1,3 % 2019 104 1,6 % 2020 117 1,8 % 2021 127 2,0 % 2022 140 2,1 % 2023 163 2,5 % 2024 140 2,1 % 2025 148 2,3 % 2026 148 2,3 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*0,4 %(27)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries0,8 %(53)
- Non-EU271,0 %(68)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin92,9 %(6 078)
- Belgians of foreign origin4,8 %(316)
- Non-Belgians2,3 %(148)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years19,1 %(1 249)
- 18-64 years59,0 %(3 862)
- 65 and over21,9 %(1 431)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
42,5 km² · 154 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
36 451 €total net taxable income, 3 716 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: 3,694
- Registered: 5,160 · turnout 72.5 %
- Blank and void: 45 (1.2 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Burgemeester | 2,013 | 54.5 % | 10 |
| N-VA SAMEN cd&v | 1,185 | 32.1 % | 6 |
| Vooruit | 496 | 13.4 % | 1 |
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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| 156 | -20,4 % | 150 | |
| 44 | +10,0 % | - | |
| 37 | -11,9 % | 55 | |
| 27 | -10,0 % | - | |
| 18 | -25,0 % | 22 | |
| 15 | +7,1 % | 21 | |
| 14 | -22,2 % | 2 | |
| 6 | -60,0 % | 8 | |
| 5 | -54,5 % | 1 | |
| 5 | +25,0 % | 1 | |
| 4 | +100,0 % | - | |
| 4 | -60,0 % | - | |
| 4 | -20,0 % | 6 | |
| 4 | -20,0 % | 5 | |
| 4 | - | 2 | |
| 3 | -50,0 % | 9 | |
| 2 | +100,0 % | - | |
| 2 | -33,3 % | - | |
| 1 | 0,0 % | 1 | |
| 1 | 0,0 % | 9 | |
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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.