Demographics of Rotselaar

This table shows the total population of the Municipality of Rotselaar in Belgium, as well as that of each of its constituent communes, on January 1 of each year since the merger of Rotselaar, Werchter and Wezemaal in 1977.

DatePopulationRotselaarWerchterWezemaalGrowthFamilies
1977104545,0682,2073,179
19781053151082227319677
1979106775156229832231463543
198010916527623573283239
198111145539024153340229
198211251574322823226106
198311436583523293272185
19841152159512316325485
198511644602823673249123
19861173360782390326589
198711797614223903265644200
1988119576260245732401604347
1989122316408254432792744542
199012506656225983346275
199112809678826443377303
199213046691827413387237
1993133557139281034063094937
1994137397394290334403825057
1995139157583293234001785201
1996141947780298434302795295
1997144047940300434602105348
19981446379743009348059
199914561808030033478985493
20001458481192977348823
20011464180952999354757
200214680815629983526395654
2003147908217299235811105699
20041486883023041352578
200515006835530933558138
200615067833231423573665881

Source: The section on demographics, on the official website of Rotselaar. (Dutch)

Age structure

January 1, 2000 January 1, 2006
Number % Number %
Population 14,587 100 15,068 100
0-20 3,637 24.9 3,581 23.8
20-64 8,784 60.2 9,054 60.1
65+ 2,166 14.8 2,433 16.1
Male 7,290 100 7,511 100
0-20 1,847 25.3 1,858 24.7
20-64 4,457 61.1 4,573 60.9
65+ 986 13.5 1.080 14.4
Female 7,297 100 7,557 100
0-20 1,790 24.5 1,723 22.8
20-64 4,327 59.3 4,481 59.3
65+ 1,180 16.2 1,353 17.9
Median age 38 40

Source: Statistics Belgium, Kerncijfers voor de gemeente Rotselaar. (Dutch)

Households

2000 2004
Number % Number %
Single men 569 10.3 612 10.6
Single women 632 11.4 765 13.2
Households of 2 persons 1,828 33.0 1,934 33.4
Households of 3 persons 1,013 18.3 1,013 17.5
Households of 4 persons 989 17.9 957 16.5
Households of 5 persons 388 7.0 385 6.7
Households of 6 persons 87 1.6 93 1.6
Households of 7 persons 20 0.4 16 0.3
Households of 8 persons 10 0.2 11 0.2
Collective households[footnotes 1] 1 0.0 2 0.0
Total number of households 5,537 100 5,788 100

Footnotes

  1. Collective households include structurally separate and independent places of abode intended for habitation by large groups of individuals or several households, including religious communities, retirement homes, etc.

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