Pajottegem: map, population and postcodes

About Pajottegem

Pajottegem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 25,501 inhabitants on an area of 120.2 km², a population density of 212 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 571 per km² in Flemish Brabant and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Pajottegem ranks 121st of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 13th of the 63 municipalities in Flemish Brabant. By area it ranks 44th in Belgium.

Merged in 2025. Since 1 January 2025, Pajottegem includes the former municipalities of Galmaarden, Gooik and Herne. The figures on this page are for the merged municipality. All 2025 mergers →

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Pajottegem 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 Pajottegem grew by 1,002 inhabitants (+4.1%), from 24,499 to 25,501. In the last year it changed by +214.

For population growth since 2016, Pajottegem ranks 324th of 565. Over the same period the province of Flemish Brabant changed by +7.9% and Belgium by +5.3%. Figures before 2025 are those of the former municipalities added up.