Municipality · NIS 32006 · closed 24/04/2026
Houthulst
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458provisional
+10,6 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (414)
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
43,52 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 10 525 on 1/1/2025)
Source: West_Vlaanderen_Houthulst_fr.pdf · 111 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Jeroen Vandromme
List: Lijst burgemeester · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 05/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): Lijst 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
- 10 543
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 5,2 %546 out of 10 543
2010 : 0,8 % · 2026 : 5,2 % Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 78 0,8 % 2011 76 0,8 % 2012 79 0,8 % 2013 101 1,0 % 2014 129 1,3 % 2015 178 1,8 % 2016 205 2,0 % 2017 243 2,4 % 2018 284 2,8 % 2019 323 3,2 % 2020 339 3,4 % 2021 375 3,7 % 2022 430 4,2 % 2023 502 4,9 % 2024 566 5,4 % 2025 564 5,4 % 2026 546 5,2 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*0,3 %(33)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries3,2 %(337)
- Non-EU271,7 %(176)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin89,2 %(9 408)
- Belgians of foreign origin5,6 %(589)
- Non-Belgians5,2 %(546)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years20,7 %(2 179)
- 18-64 years59,7 %(6 297)
- 65 and over19,6 %(2 067)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
56 km² · 188 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
30 594 €total net taxable income, 6 099 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: 5,172
- Registered: 7,808 · turnout 67.2 %
- Blank and void: 78 (1.5 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lijst burgemeester | 3,529 | 68.2 % | 17 |
| VLAAMS BELANG | 749 | 14.5 % | 2 |
| N-VA | 644 | 12.5 % | 2 |
| Vooruit | 250 | 4.8 % | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | +10,6 % | 350 | |
| 55 | 0,0 % | 85 | |
| 55 | +3,8 % | 13 | |
| 48 | +20,0 % | 49 | |
| 47 | +17,5 % | 11 | |
| 45 | +40,6 % | - | |
| 41 | -10,9 % | 37 | |
| 32 | +100,0 % | 15 | |
| 27 | -18,2 % | - | |
| 24 | +84,6 % | 23 | |
| 19 | +111,1 % | - | |
| 15 | -28,6 % | 21 | |
| 10 | -37,5 % | 41 | |
| 9 | -18,2 % | 5 | |
| 8 | 0,0 % | 1 | |
| 5 | +66,7 % | 3 | |
| 5 | 0,0 % | - | |
| 4 | +100,0 % | - | |
| 3 | +200,0 % | 2 | |
| 2 | - | 1 | |
| 2 | 0,0 % | 8 | |
| 2 | +100,0 % | 6 | |
| 2 | -60,0 % | 5 | |
| 1 | -66,7 % | 3 | |
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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.