Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Vlaams Gewest
Vlaams Gewest: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional was 48,724 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Vlaams Gewest, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Vlaams Gewest stood at 48,724.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Vlaams Gewest peaked at 82,233 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,901, in 2000.
That places Vlaams Gewest 23rd out of 1972 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Vlaams Gewest, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,901 | — |
| 2001 | 16,129 | +104.1% |
| 2002 | 20,972 | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 19,371 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 22,237 | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 28,419 | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 29,360 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 34,115 | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 35,478 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 32,393 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 42,798 | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 35,325 | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 22,821 | -35.4% |
| 2013 | 19,539 | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 22,486 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 35,444 | +57.6% |
| 2016 | 28,655 | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 31,041 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 35,817 | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 41,206 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 33,575 | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 43,669 | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 82,233 | +88.3% |
| 2023 | 52,988 | -35.6% |
| 2024 | 48,724 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,638 | 7,901 | 35,478 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,513 | 19,539 | 42,798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,238 | 33,575 | 82,233 | 5 |
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More population data for Vlaams Gewest
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 6.88 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 6.88 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 1,176 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 62,167 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 511 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 6.88 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 62,167 Number (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.48 Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 5,042 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Vlaams Gewest?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Vlaams Gewest was 48,724 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional recorded in Vlaams Gewest?
- The highest recorded value was 82,233 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional recorded in Vlaams Gewest?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,901 in 2000.
- How does Vlaams Gewest rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional?
- Vlaams Gewest ranks 23rd out of 1972 regions with data for 2024.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional rising or falling in Vlaams Gewest?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vlaams Gewest data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional level (NUTS 3). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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