Municipality · NIS 45065 · closed 24/04/2026
Zwalm
285provisional
+8,8 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (262)
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
34,14 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 8 348 on 1/1/2025)
Source: Oost_Vlaanderen_Zwalm_fr.pdf · 103 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Matthijs Verschraegen
List: Anders. Samen sterk · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 02/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): Anders. Samen sterk
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
- 8 374
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 2,3 %191 out of 8 374
2010 : 1,2 % · 2026 : 2,3 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 98 1,2 % 2011 87 1,1 % 2012 75 0,9 % 2013 72 0,9 % 2014 90 1,1 % 2015 83 1,0 % 2016 105 1,3 % 2017 102 1,3 % 2018 107 1,3 % 2019 97 1,2 % 2020 107 1,3 % 2021 124 1,5 % 2022 132 1,6 % 2023 197 2,4 % 2024 186 2,2 % 2025 185 2,2 % 2026 191 2,3 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*0,7 %(60)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries0,9 %(73)
- Non-EU270,7 %(58)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin93,2 %(7 803)
- Belgians of foreign origin4,5 %(380)
- Non-Belgians2,3 %(191)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years18,1 %(1 512)
- 18-64 years59,6 %(4 992)
- 65 and over22,3 %(1 870)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
33,9 km² · 246 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
35 644 €total net taxable income, 4 923 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: 4,673
- Registered: 6,702 · turnout 70.8 %
- Blank and void: 72 (1.5 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Vld Samen Sterk | 2,060 | 44.1 % | 10 |
| voorZwalm | 1,124 | 24.1 % | 5 |
| N-VA | 885 | 18.9 % | 3 |
| ZAZ Zwalm Aan Zet | 478 | 10.2 % | 1 |
| osKar | 126 | 2.7 % | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | +8,8 % | 351 | |
| 53 | +39,5 % | 76 | |
| 42 | +121,1 % | - | |
| 42 | -34,4 % | - | |
| 38 | -25,5 % | 110 | |
| 35 | +29,6 % | 19 | |
| 21 | +40,0 % | 34 | |
| 19 | -29,6 % | 1 | |
| 17 | 0,0 % | 9 | |
| 12 | +200,0 % | - | |
| 11 | +450,0 % | 24 | |
| 9 | +28,6 % | 13 | |
| 5 | 0,0 % | 3 | |
| 4 | -55,6 % | 14 | |
| 3 | -75,0 % | 4 | |
| 3 | -76,9 % | 13 | |
| 3 | +50,0 % | - | |
| 2 | - | - | |
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| 1 | 0,0 % | - | |
| 1 | -87,5 % | 12 | |
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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.