Businesses in Wachtebeke

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Wachtebeke

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Beauty salons	24
Restaurants	23
Unreachable	22
Sports other	18
Sports clubs	16
Shopping	13
Banks	12
Other construction	12
Accountants	11
Hardware store	9
Corporate management	9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Architects	8
Electrical installation	8
All food and beverage	8
Hairdressers	8

Wachtebeke Facts

Area	3.3 km²
Population	3,026
Male Population	1,482 (49.0%)
Female Population	1,544 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+11.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+28.5%
Median Age	43.8 years (Male: 43.2, Female: 44.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$51,311 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Gent-centrum-Zuid, Lourdes, Kapellen, Machtens
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.16852, 3.87183

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Wachtebeke Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,707	2,573	2,354	2,344	3,026	3,028	2,992
Population Density	832.9 / km²	791.7 / km²	724.3 / km²	721.2 / km²	931.1 / km²	931.7 / km²	920.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Wachtebeke Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 28.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Wachtebeke	+11.8%	+17.6%	+28.5%
Belgium	—	—	—

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

Wachtebeke Median Age

Median Age: 43.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Wachtebeke	43.8 yrs	44.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Belgium	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

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

Wachtebeke Population Density

Population Density: 931 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Wachtebeke	3,026	3.25 km²	931 / 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

Wachtebeke Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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 Wachtebeke

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Wachtebeke

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Wachtebeke

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Wachtebeke

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

Wachtebeke 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

Wachtebeke CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Wachtebeke	25,677 tn	8.49 tn	7,900.7 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

Wachtebeke CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	25,677 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.49 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,900.7 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	82.9 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/13/08	1:45 PM	3.8	77.6 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
2/27/05	8:16 AM	3.1	97 km	4,000 m	France	usgs.gov
7/2/01	4:06 PM	3.1	82.1 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
6/20/95	1:54 AM	4.3	76.1 km	20,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/20/94	6:01 PM	3.5	97.6 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/20/94	6:01 PM	3.1	88 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
4/1/87	6:43 AM	3.1	91.5 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/22/87	9:05 PM	3.3	89.1 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/21/87	2:47 PM	3	88 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Wachtebeke

Wachtebeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɑxtəbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Wachtebeke proper, and a smaller town: Overslag. On January 1, 2006, Wachtebeke had a total pop..

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