Arr. Aalst: population, economy and official figures

Arr. Aalst is a arrondissement in Flanders, Belgium. Arr. Aalst had 307,873 residents on 1 January 2025, 4.5% of Flanders and 2.59% of Belgium; 13th largest of 44 arrondissements in Belgium.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Arr. Aalst: GDP per person was 30,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 75% of the EU average (117% for Belgium); 32nd highest of 44 arrondissements in Belgium.
• Poverty and living standards in Arr. Aalst: 4.3% of the tax returns filed in the Aalst arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 17th lowest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
• Government budget and revenue in Arr. Aalst: Personal income tax assessed on the 2023 incomes of the Aalst arrondissement totalled 1,840 million euros, or €6,037 per resident, the 9th highest of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: €5,342).
• Government and politics in Arr. Aalst: Vlaams Belang topped the Flemish Parliament vote in the Aalst arrondissement on 9 June 2024 with 30.6% of valid list votes, ahead of N-VA (21.9%) and Vooruit (15.6%).

Figures come from Belgium's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other arrondissements in Flanders

• Arr. Antwerpen 1,101,687
• Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde 674,772
• Arr. Gent 583,606
• Arr. Leuven 530,971
• Arr. Turnhout 483,806
• Arr. Hasselt 436,040
• Arr. Mechelen 362,480
• Arr. Kortrijk 304,883
• Arr. Brugge 288,078
• Arr. Sint-Niklaas 267,496
• Arr. Maaseik 261,761
• Arr. Tongeren 211,654
• Arr. Dendermonde 208,652
• Arr. Oostende 161,284
• Arr. Roeselare 160,971
• Arr. Oudenaarde 128,922
• Arr. Ieper 109,063
• Arr. Tielt 96,253
• Arr. Eeklo 89,887
• Arr. Veurne 61,392
• Arr. Diksmuide 52,740

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
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• FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate: Elections of 9 June 2024: official results by commune (Flemish, Walloon and Brussels parliaments, Chamber and European Parliament), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 df4c8c932aff…)
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• Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Fiscal statistics on income subject to personal income tax, by municipality of residence, income years 2005-2023 (TF_PSNL_INC_TAX_MUNTY), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5ff459c06f5f…)
• FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate: Elections of 9 June 2024, Flemish Parliament: electoral figures of the lists by constituency and seat distribution, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f6c0dff6e230…)
• Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Equivalent administrative disposable income and administrative risk of poverty by municipality, income years 2015-2023 (DataLab), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8fd608fc02ca…)
• Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Real estate sales according to the nature of the property in the deed of sale, by municipality, arrondissement, province and region, 2010-2026, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd4fa1121df7…)

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