Kortrijk

Arrondissement in West-Vlaanderen

Arrondissement

The population development of Kortrijk.

Name	Status	Population Census 1970-12-31	Population Census 1981-03-01	Population Census 1991-03-01	Population Estimate 2001-01-01	Population Census 2011-01-01	Population Estimate 2016-01-01	Population Census 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2025-01-01
Kortrijk	Arrondissement	263,840	271,613	276,417	277,786	281,112	286,471	293,338	304,450	→
West-Vlaanderen [West Flanders]	Province	1,054,431	1,079,253	1,106,829	1,130,040	1,164,967	1,181,828	1,203,312	1,231,585

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population development of the cities and municipalities in Kortrijk.

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Name	Status	Arrondissement	Population Census 1970-12-31	Population Census 1981-03-01	Population Census 1991-03-01	Population Estimate 2001-01-01	Population Census 2011-01-01	Population Estimate 2016-01-01	Population Census 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2025-01-01
Anzegem	Municipality	Kortrijk	12,533	13,113	13,197	13,805	14,330	14,589	14,845	15,246	→
Avelgem	Municipality	Kortrijk	8,561	8,488	8,911	9,194	9,654	9,956	10,249	10,450	→
Deerlijk	Municipality	Kortrijk	10,166	10,792	11,262	11,426	11,283	11,738	12,182	12,690	→
Harelbeke	Municipality	Kortrijk	24,218	25,214	25,836	26,202	26,759	27,536	28,614	30,311	→
Kortrijk (Courtrai)	Municipality	Kortrijk	77,271	75,917	76,141	74,543	74,875	75,506	77,213	80,776	→
Kuurne	Municipality	Kortrijk	11,388	12,554	12,610	12,684	12,968	13,140	13,794	14,244	→
Lendelede	Municipality	Kortrijk	5,169	5,409	5,497	5,491	5,646	5,746	5,766	5,849	→
Menen (Menin)	Municipality	Kortrijk	34,433	33,542	32,645	31,918	32,733	32,877	33,708	34,585	→
Spiere-Helkijn (Espierres-Helchin)	Municipality	Kortrijk	1,858	1,887	1,797	1,873	2,126	2,133	2,076	2,053	→
Waregem	Municipality	Kortrijk	29,652	32,810	34,902	35,842	36,593	37,606	38,535	40,436	→
Wevelgem	Municipality	Kortrijk	26,762	29,019	30,566	31,357	31,061	31,291	31,503	31,940	→
Zwevegem	Municipality	Kortrijk	21,829	22,868	23,053	23,451	24,102	24,353	24,853	25,870	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	150,915
Females	153,535

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	59,470
18-64 years	177,964
65+ years	67,016

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	4,218
80-89 years	16,292
70-79 years	28,562
60-69 years	38,660
50-59 years	38,629
40-49 years	37,499
30-39 years	39,240
20-29 years	34,965
10-19 years	34,859
0-9 years	31,526

Citizenship (E 2025)
Belgium	278,449
EU 27 (w/o UK)	13,716
Europe (other)	2,628
Asia	4,257
Africa	4,728
America/Oceania	439

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Belgium	265,521
Other country	38,929