Editing Vilvoorde (section)

== Demographics ==
43% of residents in Vilvoorde were born abroad, as of 2015, and 44.89% of residents are non-European, predominantly of Arab and African origin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-30 |title=The Brussels district of Vilvoorde is fighting radicalisation with kindness |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vilvoorde-the-brussels-district-fighting-radicalisation-with-kindness-a6791186.html |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Origin {{!}} Statbel |url=https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/structure-population/origin#figures |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=statbel.fgov.be}}</ref>

The city is also home to a large [[Spanish people|Spanish]] minority. There is also a large Moroccan community, and many smaller communities of more recent immigrants including [[Turkish people|Turks]], [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! rowspan="3" |Group of origin
! colspan="2" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Origin {{!}} Statbel |url=https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/structure-population/origin#figures |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=statbel.fgov.be}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|-
!Belgians with Belgian background
|'''18,159'''
!38.64%
|-
!Belgians with foreign background
|'''21,416'''
!45.57%
|-
|Neighboring country
|1,023
|2.18%
|-
|EU27 (excluding neighboring country)
|2,490
|5.3%
|-
|Outside EU 27
|17,903
|38.1%
|-
!Non-Belgians
|'''7,418'''
!15.79%
|-
|Neighboring country
|888
|1.89%
|-
|EU27 (excluding neighboring country)
|3,339
|7.11%
|-
|Outside EU 27
|3,191
|6.79%
|-
|
|
|
|-
!Total
|'''46,993'''
!100%
|}