Population in Prov. West-Vlaanderen 28 indicators covering population for Prov. West-Vlaanderen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.23 million Number 2025 up 4.5% 306th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 1.23 million Number 2025 up 4.5% 307th Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 357.79 Thousand heads (animals) 2025 down 13.8% 181st Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 10,433 Number 2024 down 5.6% 370th Population density by NUTS 3 region 391.1 Persons per square kilometre 2024 up 3.7% 413th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.23 million Number 2025 up 4.5% 368th Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 10,433 Number 2024 down 5.6% 296th Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.5 Number 2024 down 10.6% 134th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 891.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.3% 313th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 8.2% 2025 down 24.1% 369th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional le 8,991 2024 up 122.1% 226th Population in private households by educational attainment level, citi 19.5% 2025 down 28.0% 266th Population in private households by educational attainment level, coun 19.5% 2025 down 28.0% 266th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 557.6 Thousand households 2025 up 10.8% 293rd Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 1.23 million Number 2025 up 4.5% 367th Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at prima 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 10,433 Number 2024 down 5.6% 370th Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of th 0.5 Rate 2024 unchanged 280th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 re 7.0% 2025 — 158th Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at prima 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,086 Rate 2023 up 0.9% 171st Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residenc 815.13 Rate 2023 down 16.6% 336th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 ye 1,111 Rate 2023 up 6.7% 180th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate 1,030 Rate 2010 up 2.3% 92nd Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 1,026 Rate 2010 up 1.8% 99th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 1,006 Rate 2010 up 3.0% 102nd Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 1,047 Rate 2010 up 0.7% 94th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - standardised death rate, 3 year ave 972.6 Rate 2010 down 16.3% 178th