Municipality · NIS 32010 · closed 24/04/2026
Koekelare
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324provisional
-20,6 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (408)
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
36,81 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 8 801 on 1/1/2025)
Source: West_Vlaanderen_Koekelare_fr.pdf · 108 pages
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Local executive
Mayor: Patrick Lansens
List: Vooruit · Party / affiliation: not provided
Since 06/01/2025 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)
Majority (lists on the executive): Vooruit / VOOR Koekelare
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
- 8 886
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
- 1,7 %150 out of 8 886
2010 : 0,8 % · 2026 : 1,7 %The vertical axis does not start at 0. Annual series
1 January Foreign nationals Share 2010 66 0,8 % 2011 70 0,8 % 2012 72 0,8 % 2013 95 1,1 % 2014 106 1,2 % 2015 112 1,3 % 2016 118 1,3 % 2017 123 1,4 % 2018 115 1,3 % 2019 140 1,6 % 2020 122 1,4 % 2021 113 1,3 % 2022 126 1,4 % 2023 150 1,7 % 2024 158 1,8 % 2025 152 1,7 % 2026 150 1,7 % Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026
- Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
- Neighbouring countries*0,4 %(32)
- EU27 excluding neighbouring countries0,5 %(48)
- Non-EU270,8 %(70)
* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).
Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population
- Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
- Belgians of Belgian origin94,2 %(8 369)
- Belgians of foreign origin4,1 %(367)
- Non-Belgians1,7 %(150)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Age
- 0-17 years18,8 %(1 675)
- 18-64 years56,9 %(5 056)
- 65 and over24,3 %(2 155)
Statbel, 1/1/2026
- Area and density
39,4 km² · 223 inhab./km²
Statbel, 1/1/2025
- Median income per tax return
31 631 €total net taxable income, 5 244 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: 4,781
- Registered: 7,009 · turnout 69.0 %
- Blank and void: 58 (1.2 % of ballots)
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vooruit | 1,973 | 41.3 % | 9 |
| team8680 | 1,513 | 31.6 % | 6 |
| VOOR Koekelare | 911 | 19.1 % | 3 |
| VLAAMS BELANG | 384 | 8.0 % | 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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| 324 | -20,6 % | 272 | |
| 47 | -9,6 % | 97 | |
| 42 | -14,3 % | 21 | |
| 36 | -2,7 % | - | |
| 33 | -19,5 % | 30 | |
| 30 | +57,9 % | 4 | |
| 27 | -49,1 % | 41 | |
| 25 | -26,5 % | 12 | |
| 18 | -28,0 % | - | |
| 15 | +87,5 % | 3 | |
| 15 | +15,4 % | 14 | |
| 10 | -9,1 % | - | |
| 10 | +11,1 % | 6 | |
| 7 | 0,0 % | - | |
| 6 | -73,9 % | 1 | |
| 3 | -62,5 % | 6 | |
| 3 | -57,1 % | - | |
| 2 | -60,0 % | 15 | |
| 2 | -50,0 % | 6 | |
| 2 | -71,4 % | 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.