Living in Attert

Attert, a city in Belgium, had a population of 5,824 at the start of 2026. For Attert, annual NO₂ was 3.74 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 71.1 km² in 2025. Population density was 81.9 people per km² in 2026.

Lower unemployment than 68% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Belgian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 97% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in BelgiumNational rates and thresholds that apply in Attert.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	2,045 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹¹Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	2,043 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁰Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.04% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Attert?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.04 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Attert is 4.0%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	97.29 %	Jun 2025	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.²Official
Unemployment rate	4.04 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁸Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Attert. 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

Job Search

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	9 schools	31 Oct 2025	FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register³Official

Safety

How safe is Attert?

Police recorded about 2,026 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: 2,026 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesAttert highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,026 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁷Independent

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.85 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Attert?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.85 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁹

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Attert is 3.9 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.74 µg/m³country median 9.0	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.73 µg/m³country median 13.2	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.85 µg/m³country median 7.4	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁹Official

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Belgium cities

Lendelede5,863 residents Ellezelles5,884 residents Léglise5,903 residents Saint-Hubert5,741 residents Nandrin5,735 residents Celles (Tournai)5,732 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Attert?

The published population was 5,824 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	71.08 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁴Official
Foreign residents	631 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁵Official
Population density	81.93 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁶Official
Population	5,824 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Attert

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 group	People	Share
Total population	5,654	100.0%
Born in Belgium	4,525	80.0%
Born in another EU member state	870	15.4%
Born in a non-EU country	259	4.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

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 group	People	Share
Total population	5,654	100.0%
Belgian nationality	5,150	91.1%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	437	7.7%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	66	1.2%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	3,879	68.6%
Total — Total population	5,654	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	4,525	80.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,239	75.0%
Belgique — Total population	4,239	75.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,239	75.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	3,879	68.6%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	3,879	68.6%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,129	20.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	911	16.1%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	723	12.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	589	10.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	572	10.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	504	8.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	447	7.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	430	7.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	408	7.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	385	6.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	361	6.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	360	6.4%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	360	6.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	360	6.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	338	6.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population	331	5.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	322	5.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	322	5.7%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	315	5.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	295	5.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	272	4.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	272	4.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	270	4.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	241	4.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	233	4.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	193	3.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	191	3.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	170	3.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	166	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	157	2.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	142	2.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	138	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	137	2.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	134	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	133	2.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	128	2.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	120	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	116	2.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	115	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	113	2.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	106	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	105	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	95	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	94	1.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	81	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	80	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	76	1.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	72	1.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	67	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	61	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	60	1.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	57	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	53	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	46	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	45	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	43	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	40	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	34	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	34	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	27	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	27	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	21	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	19	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	17	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	15	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	14	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	14	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	13	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	9	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	5	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Is Attert 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–70%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–68%

Student54%strong on education, weak on housing · range 46–62%

Family53%strong on family, weak on housing · range 44–62%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Foreign residents631 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population5,824 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings2,045 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability97.29 %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 rate4.04 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean3.74 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	19.97 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹²Official
Median age	39 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹³Official

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

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Attert?

The published population was 5,824 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Attert?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. 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 Attert?

Police recorded about 2,026 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 Attert?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Attert?

631 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 Attert a good place to live?

Attert 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 Attert?

The official country of birth distribution records 870 people (15.4%) 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 12). Attert, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/attert/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_attert-belgium-jobs-safety-air-quality_495a535d5557,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Attert, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/attert/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Belgium official denominator source statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-14
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
FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
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
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
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
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07

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Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
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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