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Province · closed 24/04/2026

East Flanders

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112 256provisional

-1,5 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (113 931)

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

70,05 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 1 602 532 on 1/1/2025)

Source: rapport_2025_trim4_prov_Oost_Vlaanderen_fr.pdf · 160 pages

Local executive

  • Governor: Carina Van Cauter - appointed, not elected

    Since 02/12/2024 · In office on 08/10/2026 · source (official source)

  • Majority of the deputatie: N-VA / CD&V / Vooruit

    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. Counts: somme des communes de la province (sums, not an average of percentages).

Population on 1 January 2026
1 611 409

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
9,2 %147 864 out of 1 611 409
2010 : 4,1 % · 2026 : 9,2 %The vertical axis does not start at 0.
Annual series
1 JanuaryForeign nationalsShare
201058 9974,1 %
201165 2924,5 %
201269 6244,8 %
201371 7854,9 %
201476 0005,2 %
201581 0785,5 %
201686 8415,8 %
201792 0856,2 %
201897 3626,5 %
2019103 9626,9 %
2020110 6697,3 %
2021114 6667,5 %
2022121 1497,8 %
2023133 4878,5 %
2024138 4828,8 %
2025146 5159,1 %
2026147 8649,2 %

Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026

Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
  • Neighbouring countries*1,2 %(19 028)
  • EU27 excluding neighbouring countries3,3 %(53 953)
  • Non-EU274,6 %(74 883)

* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).

Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population

Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
  • Belgians of Belgian origin75,4 %(1 215 272)
  • Belgians of foreign origin15,4 %(248 273)
  • Non-Belgians9,2 %(147 864)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Age
  • 0-17 years19,0 %(306 163)
  • 18-64 years59,8 %(963 429)
  • 65 and over21,2 %(341 817)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Area and density

3 027,3 km² · 529 inhab./km²

Statbel, 1/1/2025

Median income per tax return

32 558 €total net taxable income, 935 623 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.

Main categories

Click a category to open the annual series (2000, 2015-2025; 2025 provisional).

Category2025prov.Change 2025/20242000
112 256-1,5 %112 990
24 437-13,2 %44 024
11 332+3,3 %9 640
10 843-1,0 %8 599
8 956+10,6 %-
8 722+5,8 %6 075
8 691-6,0 %13 770
7 317+6,1 %5
5 869+5,7 %3 625
4 809+11,7 %360
4 442+3,9 %4 848
3 826+6,0 %1 378
3 548-11,5 %1 619
3 268+3,5 %1 896
2 352+2,5 %1 453
2 008+2,7 %1 627
1 916+9,4 %956
1 784+3,8 %3 231
1 381-11,7 %4 234
1 074-2,6 %932
527-26,4 %588
498-1,8 %91
491+12,1 %536
361-6,2 %45
183+52,5 %120
158+79,5 %152
150-18,9 %68
144+5,1 %370
142+32,7 %339
108-5,3 %1
55+223,5 %285
49+16,7 %37
27-15,6 %-
26+271,4 %1 860
23+27,8 %-
18+12,5 %47
18+28,6 %97
7+133,3 %-
6+50,0 %39
6-50,0 %2
1-93,3 %-
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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.

Breakdown

PlaceType2025 prov.Change 2025/2024
East FlandersDistrict112 256-1,5 %
GentMunicipality33 092-4,2 %
PZ GENTPolice zone33 092-4,2 %
PZ SCHELDEWAASPolice zone8 835+2,9 %
POLITIE SINT-NIKLAASPolice zone7 592+5,0 %
Sint-NiklaasMunicipality7 592+5,0 %
AalstMunicipality6 919-1,4 %
PZ AALSTPolice zone6 919-1,4 %
Beveren-Kruibeke-ZwijndrechtMunicipality5 213+2,3 %
PZ DEINZE/ZULTE/LIEVEGEMPolice zone5 024+4,3 %
PZ VLAAMSE ARDENNENPolice zone4 407+3,7 %
LOKERENPolice zone3 708-1,7 %
LokerenMunicipality3 708-1,7 %
DendermondeMunicipality3 683-4,3 %
PZ DENDERMONDEPolice zone3 683-4,3 %
PZ WETTEREN LAARNE WICHELENPolice zone3 020+1,0 %
ZOTTEGEM HERZELE StLHOUTEMPolice zone3 015-6,1 %
DeinzeMunicipality2 929+8,7 %
GERAARDSBERGEN - LIERDEPolice zone2 890-6,5 %
PZ AALTER/MALDEGEMPolice zone2 751+0,5 %
NinoveMunicipality2 724-4,1 %
PZ NINOVEPolice zone2 724-4,1 %
GeraardsbergenMunicipality2 702-7,1 %
REGIO PUYENBROECKPolice zone2 638-4,7 %
PZ ASSENEDE/EVERGEMPolice zone2 534+3,6 %
REGIO RHODE & SCHELDEPolice zone2 385-24,2 %
OudenaardeMunicipality2 292+10,6 %
MEETJESLAND CENTRUMPolice zone2 275-8,4 %
PZ BERLARE/ZELEPolice zone2 241-0,0 %
PZ RONSEPolice zone2 153+5,1 %
RenaixMunicipality2 153+5,1 %
PZ DENDERLEEUW/HAALTERTPolice zone2 105-10,9 %
POLITIEZONE SCHELDE - LEIEPolice zone2 038+4,4 %
Merelbeke-MelleMunicipality1 941+4,0 %
EvergemMunicipality1 935+5,9 %
WetterenMunicipality1 880-0,9 %
PZ HAMME/WAASMUNSTERPolice zone1 878+2,9 %
PZ ERPE-MERE/LEDEPolice zone1 858-4,7 %
EekloMunicipality1 827-10,7 %
ZottegemMunicipality1 776-12,4 %
TemseMunicipality1 756-8,0 %
BUGGENHOUT - LEBBEKEPolice zone1 554-11,4 %
AalterMunicipality1 497+1,3 %
LievegemMunicipality1 450+2,1 %
LochristiMunicipality1 398-11,5 %
DenderleeuwMunicipality1 350-6,2 %
ZeleMunicipality1 311+0,6 %
HammeMunicipality1 278-2,3 %
MaldegemMunicipality1 254-0,5 %
ZelzateMunicipality1 240+4,3 %
Nazareth-De PinteMunicipality1 208-1,9 %
StekeneMunicipality987+18,5 %
LedeMunicipality949-4,6 %
BerlareMunicipality930-1,0 %
Erpe-MereMunicipality909-4,7 %
Sint-Gillis-WaasMunicipality879+16,6 %
DestelbergenMunicipality866+15,3 %
LebbekeMunicipality852-14,9 %
HerzeleMunicipality799+12,2 %
HaaltertMunicipality755-18,2 %
BuggenhoutMunicipality702-6,6 %
ZulteMunicipality645-8,4 %
WichelenMunicipality624+13,5 %
WaasmunsterMunicipality600+16,1 %
AssenedeMunicipality599-3,2 %
KruisemMunicipality587-7,0 %
BrakelMunicipality578-4,3 %
LaarneMunicipality516-5,1 %
OosterzeleMunicipality515-4,5 %
GavereMunicipality457+2,0 %
Sint-Lievens-HoutemMunicipality440-6,4 %
Sint-Martens-LatemMunicipality373+36,1 %
ZwalmMunicipality285+8,8 %
KluisbergenMunicipality246-5,7 %
Sint-LaureinsMunicipality237-0,4 %
KaprijkeMunicipality211+6,6 %
MaarkedalMunicipality195+7,1 %
LierdeMunicipality188+2,7 %
Wortegem-PetegemMunicipality156-20,4 %
HorebekeMunicipality68+58,1 %

Crime types and phenomena, 2025