Businesses in Moerbeke

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Moerbeke

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Unreachable	38
Sports other	22
Other construction	19
Cafes	16
Beauty salons	14
Accountants	12
Sports clubs	12
Banks	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Butcher	10
Restaurants	10
Veterinarians and animal clinics	9
Bakeries	9
Farming	8
Construction	8
Shopping	8

Moerbeke Facts

Area	3.1 km²
Population	2,331
Male Population	1,157 (49.6%)
Female Population	1,174 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+4.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+20.3%
Median Age	42.4 years (Male: 42.1, Female: 42.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$51,311 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Moerbeke, Rumst, Baudour, Centrum, Station
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.17409, 3.93001
Postal Codes	9180

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Moerbeke Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,225	2,165	1,938	1,965	2,331	2,304	2,341
Population Density	726.5 / km²	706.9 / km²	632.8 / km²	641.6 / km²	761.1 / km²	752.3 / km²	764.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moerbeke Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 20.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Moerbeke	+4.8%	+7.7%	+20.3%
Belgium	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moerbeke Median Age

Median Age: 42.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Moerbeke	42.4 yrs	42.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Belgium	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Moerbeke Population Density

Population Density: 761 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Moerbeke	2,331	3.063 km²	761 / km²
Belgium	11.3 million	30,664.8 km²	368 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moerbeke Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Moerbeke

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Moerbeke

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Moerbeke

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Moerbeke

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Moerbeke

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Moerbeke Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$33,107	$35,179	$39,941	$42,918	$44,349	$46,577	$46,102	$51,311
Total GDP	$195.9M	$211.3M	$242.5M	$270.6M	$291.8M	$319.5M	$330.6M	$371M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Moerbeke CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Moerbeke	19,772 tn	8.48 tn	6,456.2 tons/km²
Belgium	92,691,347 tn	8.22 tn	3,022.7 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Moerbeke CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	19,772 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.48 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,456.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/14/08	1:33 AM	3.2	84 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/13/08	1:45 PM	3.8	75.5 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/2/01	4:06 PM	3.1	86.2 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
6/20/95	1:54 AM	4.3	76.7 km	20,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/20/94	6:01 PM	3.5	97.9 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/20/94	6:01 PM	3.1	88.5 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
4/1/87	6:43 AM	3.1	92.6 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/22/87	9:05 PM	3.3	90.3 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/21/87	2:47 PM	3	89.3 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
8/9/83	1:32 AM	3.4	93.4 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Moerbeke

Moerbeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmuːrbeːkə]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It is sometimes unofficially called Moerbeke-Waas (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmuːrbeːkə ˈʋaːs]) to distinguish between this place and Moerbeke in Ger..

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