Cities in East Flanders, Belgium
East Flanders has 79 published cities; the largest is Ghent, with 272,657 residents.
Published cities in East Flanders
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghent | 272,657 | — | — | 7.6 | — |
| Aalst | 92,131 | — | — | 5.7 | — |
| Sint-Niklaas | 82,661 | — | — | 6.0 | — |
| Lokeren | 50,897 | — | — | 5.3 | — |
| Dendermonde | 47,539 | — | — | 4.5 | — |
| Deinze | 46,380 | — | — | 3.0 | 8.6 |
| Ninove | 40,879 | — | — | 4.6 | 7.7 |
| Evergem | 37,371 | — | — | 3.5 | 8.7 |
| Geraardsbergen | 35,236 | — | — | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Oudenaarde | 32,930 | — | — | 3.9 | — |
| Temse | 31,613 | — | — | 5.5 | — |
| Lochristi | 30,982 | — | — | 2.9 | — |
| Aalter | 29,862 | — | — | 2.8 | 8.8 |
| Zottegem | 28,343 | — | — | 3.3 | 7.8 |
| Ronse | 27,577 | — | — | 9.1 | — |
| Lievegem | 27,502 | — | — | — | 8.8 |
| Wetteren | 27,071 | — | — | 4.7 | 8.3 |
| Hamme | 25,706 | — | — | 4.8 | — |
| Merelbeke | 25,229 | — | — | 3.1 | — |
| Maldegem | 24,927 | — | — | 3.8 | 9.2 |
| Eeklo | 22,911 | — | — | 6.3 | 8.9 |
| Zele | 21,587 | — | — | 4.8 | 8.4 |
| Denderleeuw | 21,402 | — | — | 4.6 | 7.6 |
| Erpe-Mere | 21,211 | — | — | 3.9 | 8.1 |
| Lebbeke | 20,380 | — | — | 3.5 | 8.0 |
| Sint-Gillis-Waas | 20,272 | — | — | 3.5 | 8.0 |
| Stekene | 19,955 | — | — | 4.1 | 8.6 |
| Haaltert | 19,667 | — | — | 3.5 | 7.9 |
| Lede | 19,528 | — | — | 3.9 | 8.0 |
| Herzele | 19,291 | — | — | 3.7 | 7.9 |
| Destelbergen | 19,223 | — | — | 3.3 | 8.6 |
| Kruibeke | 17,072 | — | — | 4.3 | — |
| Zulte | 16,260 | — | — | 3.2 | 8.5 |
| Kruisem | 16,035 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| Berlare | 15,480 | — | — | 3.7 | 8.3 |
| Buggenhout | 15,203 | — | — | 3.5 | 7.9 |
| Brakel | 15,169 | — | — | 3.8 | 7.6 |
| Assenede | 14,626 | — | — | 4.4 | 8.0 |
| Oosterzele | 14,150 | — | — | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| Zelzate | 13,745 | — | — | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| Gavere | 13,437 | — | — | 3.0 | 8.1 |
| Laarne | 12,525 | — | — | 3.1 | 8.5 |
| Nazareth | 12,305 | — | — | 2.5 | — |
| Wichelen | 12,171 | — | — | 3.6 | 8.1 |
| Melle | 11,981 | — | — | 3.4 | — |
| Waasmunster | 11,532 | — | — | 3.6 | 8.3 |
| De Pinte | 11,091 | — | — | 2.1 | — |
| Sint-Lievens-Houtem | 10,750 | — | — | 3.2 | 7.7 |
| Ertvelde | 9,297 | — | — | — | — |
| Heusden | 8,846 | — | — | — | — |
| Lovendegem | 8,776 | — | — | 3.4 | — |
| Waarschoot | 8,530 | — | — | 4.2 | — |
| Sint-Martens-Latem | 8,157 | — | — | 2.8 | 8.5 |
| Wachtebeke | 7,897 | — | — | 4.8 | — |
| Sleidinge | 7,828 | — | — | — | — |
| Zomergem | 7,418 | — | — | 2.9 | — |
| Sint-Laureins | 7,007 | — | — | 3.7 | 7.8 |
| Kluisbergen | 6,939 | — | — | 3.3 | 7.7 |
| Lierde | 6,880 | — | — | 3.4 | 7.6 |
| Moerbeke | 6,758 | — | — | 3.9 | — |
| Kaprijke | 6,710 | — | — | 3.3 | 8.6 |
| Wortegem-Petegem | 6,542 | — | — | 2.9 | 7.7 |
| Maarkedal | 6,289 | — | — | 3.0 | 7.7 |
| Eksaarde | 6,188 | — | — | — | — |
| Denderhoutem | 6,125 | — | — | — | — |
| Meerbeke | 5,968 | — | — | — | — |
| Kalken | 5,855 | — | — | — | — |
| Mere | 5,797 | — | — | — | — |
| Bazel | 5,700 | — | — | 4.3 | — |
| Kruishoutem | 5,531 | — | — | 2.5 | — |
| Knesselare | 5,501 | — | — | — | — |
| Erpe | 5,214 | — | — | — | — |
| Nevele | 3,079 | — | — | — | — |
| Sint-Maria-Lierde | 2,595 | — | — | — | — |
| Lemberge | 969 | — | — | 3.1 | — |
| Adegem | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eke | — | — | — | 2.5 | — |
| Petegem-aan-de-Leie | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zingem | — | — | — | 3.0 | — |
Within East Flanders
Cleanest air
- Geraardsbergen: 3.0 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Denderleeuw: 7.6 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Lierde: 7.6 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Brakel: 7.6 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Maarkedal: 7.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.