Oostende

Arrondissement in West-Vlaanderen

Arrondissement

The population development of Oostende.

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
Oostende [Ostend]	Arrondissement	130,043	132,204	137,856	142,946	150,841	154,919	158,153	160,633	→
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 Oostende.

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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
Bredene	Municipality	Oostende	9,244	10,538	12,427	14,294	16,381	17,360	18,086	18,196	→
De Haan	Municipality	Oostende	7,226	8,655	10,389	11,418	12,519	12,622	12,789	12,627	→
Gistel	Municipality	Oostende	9,158	9,531	10,015	11,147	11,781	11,851	12,107	12,117	→
Ichtegem	Municipality	Oostende	11,852	12,259	12,872	13,272	13,859	13,945	14,068	14,622	→
Middelkerke	Municipality	Oostende	13,892	14,168	15,346	16,668	18,893	19,262	19,676	20,023	→
Oostende (Ostende) [Ostend]	Municipality	Oostende	71,227	68,915	68,500	67,334	69,733	70,600	71,755	72,817	→
Oudenburg	Municipality	Oostende	7,444	8,138	8,307	8,813	9,044	9,279	9,672	10,231	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	79,421
Females	81,212

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	25,268
18-64 years	88,343
65+ years	47,022

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	2,670
80-89 years	10,781
70-79 years	20,910
60-69 years	25,477
50-59 years	21,829
40-49 years	17,715
30-39 years	17,421
20-29 years	15,420
10-19 years	15,250
0-9 years	13,160

Citizenship (E 2025)
Belgium	147,935
EU 27 (w/o UK)	4,927
Europe (other)	2,057
Asia	3,914
Africa	1,292
America/Oceania	221

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Belgium	138,462
Other country	22,171