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Living in Antoing

Antoing had 7,602 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Belgium. Population density was 242.6 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 11.3% at the start of 2011. For Antoing, annual PM2.5 was 7.84 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 31.3 km² in 2025.

Higher unemployment than 85% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Antoing?

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Antoing yet. Belgium has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings3,346 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units14Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings3,343 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)12Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Antoing?

The unemployment rate is 11.3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201121

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Antoing is 11.3%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–2160 cities: 2% to under 4%1602–4123 cities: 4% to under 6%1234–670 cities: 6% to under 8%706–857 cities: 8% to under 10%578–1026 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–12Antoing 11.3%20 cities: 12% to under 14%2012–1416 cities: 14% to under 16%1614–1613 cities: 16% to under 18%1316–1810 cities: 18% to under 20%1018–206 cities: 20% to under 22%620–223 cities: 22% to under 24%322–241 city: 24% to under 26%124–26

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.93 %Jun 2025BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.2Official
Unemployment rate11.3 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201121Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Antoing. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

Actiris Brussels public employment service

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Antoing. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools11 schools31 Oct 2025FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register3Official

Safety

How safe is Antoing?

Police recorded about 5,630 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 5,630 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202520
Recorded crime across major citiesAntoing highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Antoing highlighted14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi11,116Anderlecht10,154Seraing10,141Schaerbeek10,075Molenbeek-Saint-Jean9,031Hasselt7,894Genk7,680Uccle6,914La Louvière6,684Woluwe-Saint-Lambert5,630Antoingrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,630 offences per 100,000country median 5,13631 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202520Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportKJK3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Distance to nearest airport33 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 7.66 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Antoing?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.84 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Antoing annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.8PM2.5154013.9PM1010407.7NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in BelgiumAnnual PM2.5 in Antoing is 7.8 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³12–317 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³173–473 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³734–557 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³575–654 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³546–783 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³837–8Antoing 7.8142 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1428–912 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³129–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean7.66 µg/m³country median 9.031 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-318Official
PM10 — annual mean13.86 µg/m³country median 13.231 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.84 µg/m³country median 7.431 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.38 · Feb 17.91 · Mar 20.78 · Apr 25.88 · May 28.61 · Jun 30.84 · Jul 36.62 · Aug 34.02 · Sep 31.32 · Oct 25.31 · Nov 19.35 · Dec 14.62 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -11.44 · Feb -12.83 · Mar -9.83 · Apr -4.59 · May 0.69 · Jun 3.35 · Jul 6.98 · Aug 5.96 · Sep 2.95 · Oct -4.53 · Nov -4.88 · Dec -10.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.51 · Feb 3.08 · Mar 5.88 · Apr 9.52 · May 13.1 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 18.19 · Aug 17.73 · Sep 14.69 · Oct 10.97 · Nov 6.58 · Dec 3.24 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Antoing by year, µg/m³6.68.510.512.42014201620182020202220247.8µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 34.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.8.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Antoing?

The published population was 7,602 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Antoing residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.1%Foreign residents 6.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area31.33 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.5Official
Foreign-resident share6.61 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)13Official
Foreign residents521 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.6Official
Population density242.6 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.7Official
Population7,602 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source1Official

International community in Antoing

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population7,638100.0%
Born in Belgium6,90490.4%
Born in another EU member state5887.7%
Born in a non-EU country1461.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population7,638100.0%
Belgian nationality7,16493.8%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state4255.6%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country480.6%
Not indicated10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Ancestry or ethnicity

All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium5,73075.0%
Total — Total population7,638100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium6,90490.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total5,82376.2%
Belgique — Total population5,82376.2%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total5,82376.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium5,73075.0%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium5,73075.0%
Pays voisin* — Total population1,34717.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin1,34117.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1,11114.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin96712.7%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium88511.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total87011.4%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium83711.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium83310.9%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium7349.6%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total6808.9%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium6468.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — total4746.2%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium4626.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total4145.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium4115.4%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total3805.0%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium3324.3%
Hors UE27 — Total population2663.5%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total2503.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium2303.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium2252.9%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin2132.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population2022.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium1892.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin1612.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1572.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium1471.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium1421.9%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1391.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1351.8%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1301.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium1241.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1011.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total981.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium951.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium931.2%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium931.2%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium931.2%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium931.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium921.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total921.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium741.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium700.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium630.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total630.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total570.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium550.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total530.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium530.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium500.7%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium480.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total410.5%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total370.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium370.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium370.5%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium340.4%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium340.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium310.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium290.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium260.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium260.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total140.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium130.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium120.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium60.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total60.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium40.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium30.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium30.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium30.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Is Antoing a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–64%
Student56%strong on education, weak on housing · range 48–64%
Family43%strong on family, weak on housing · range 34–52%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%
Foreign residents521 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population7,602 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Dwellings3,346 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units
Gigabit broadband availability98.93 %Jun 2025Official source · BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.
Unemployment rate11.3 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
NO₂ — annual mean7.66 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad9.61 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace15Official
Median age42.2 years1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age16Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Antoing when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Antoing?

The published population was 7,602 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Antoing?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31.

How safe is Antoing?

Police recorded about 5,630 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Antoing?

The unemployment rate is 11.3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Antoing?

521 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Antoing a good place to live?

Antoing may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Born in another EU member state live in Antoing?

The official country of birth distribution records 588 people (7.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Antoing, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/antoing/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Antoing, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/antoing/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Belgium official denominator source statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-14
  2. BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator. bipt-data.be · checked 2026-07-15
  3. FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
  4. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  5. Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
  6. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  7. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  8. Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
  9. Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
  10. Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
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  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
  3. Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  5. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  6. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  7. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  8. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  9. Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
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  11. Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 Statbel be.STAT · bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-26

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