Waregem: map, population and postcodes

About Waregem

Waregem is a municipality in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 40,737 inhabitants on an area of 44.6 km², a population density of 913 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 390 per km² in West Flanders and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Waregem ranks 52nd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 5th of the 62 municipalities in West Flanders. By area it ranks 267th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Waregem 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 Waregem grew by 3,131 inhabitants (+8.3%), from 37,606 to 40,737. In the last year it changed by +301.

For population growth since 2016, Waregem ranks 91st of 565. Over the same period the province of West Flanders changed by +4.6% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Postcode	Places
8790	Waregem
8791	Beveren
8792	Desselgem
8793	Sint-Eloois-Vijve

Postcode

Places

Waregem

Beveren

Desselgem

Sint-Eloois-Vijve

To	km	miles
Kortrijk	13	8
Ghent	31	19
Bruges	43	27
Ostend	50	31
Mons	62	39
Brussels	68	42
Mechelen	75	47
Antwerp	80	50
Charleroi	89	55
Leuven	91	57
Namur	114	71
Hasselt	135	84
Liège	156	97
Arlon	216	134

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