Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht: map, population and postcodes

About Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht

Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 88,344 inhabitants on an area of 206.4 km², a population density of 428 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 532 per km² in East Flanders and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht ranks 17th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 3rd of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 4th in Belgium.

Merged in 2025. Since 1 January 2025, Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht includes the former municipalities of Zwijndrecht, Beveren (Sint-Niklaas) and Kruibeke. The figures on this page are for the merged municipality. All 2025 mergers →

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht since 2016

Population on 1 January, 2016–2026. The bars start above zero to make the change visible. Source: Statbel.

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht grew by 5,273 inhabitants (+6.3%), from 83,071 to 88,344. In the last year it changed by +417.

For population growth since 2016, Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht ranks 191st of 565. Over the same period the province of East Flanders changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%. Figures before 2025 are those of the former municipalities added up.