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Living in Bierbeek

For Bierbeek, the unemployment rate was 2.23% at the start of 2011. The population of Bierbeek, in Belgium, was 10,926 at the start of 2026.

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

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

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Housing and cost

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings3,998 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings3,991 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)11Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bierbeek?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.23 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201121
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Bierbeek is 2.2%. 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%1602–4Bierbeek 2.2%123 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%2610–1220 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 availability96.45 %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 rate2.23 %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 Bierbeek. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

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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 Bierbeek. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Bierbeek?

Police recorded about 4,633 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be20

Recorded crime across major citiesBierbeek highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bierbeek highlighted14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi11,116Anderlecht10,154Seraing10,141Schaerbeek10,075Molenbeek-Saint-Jean9,031Hasselt7,894Genk7,680Uccle6,914La Louvière6,684Woluwe-Saint-Lambert4,633Bierbeekrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,633 incidents per 100,000country median 5,13631 Dec 2024www.police.be20Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport146 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Nearest airportBRU3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Distance to nearest airport21 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.56 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Bierbeek?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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: 7.56 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-318
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Bierbeek average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bierbeek average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100655750415463688354596278JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bierbeek annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.6PM2.5154013.1PM10104010.1NO₂µg/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 Bierbeek is 7.6 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/m³837–8Bierbeek 7.6142 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 mean10.13 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..2024-12-316Official
PM10 — annual mean13.06 µg/m³country median 13.2 — about the same31 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-317Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.56 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..2024-12-318Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 6 · Feb 7 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 15 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 6.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BEAUVECHAIN_06458.csv19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 4.6 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BEAUVECHAIN_06458.csv19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 15 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BEAUVECHAIN_06458.csv19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.5 · Feb 57.2 · Mar 49.8 · Apr 40.8 · May 54.1 · Jun 62.7 · Jul 68.4 · Aug 82.6 · Sep 54.2 · Oct 58.7 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 78 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BEAUVECHAIN_06458.csv19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Bierbeek by year, µg/m³7.09.512.014.5201520172019202120247.6µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 41.8% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 7.6.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities
Estaimpuis10,915 residentsJurbise10,912 residentsAiseau-Presles10,964 residentsDe Panne10,874 residentsVillers-la-Ville11,054 residentsNiel11,059 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 39 km² in 2025. Population density was 280.4 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Bierbeek?

The published population was 10,926 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bierbeek residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.3%Foreign residents 6.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area38.96 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.3Official
Foreign-resident share6.36 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)12Official
Foreign residents732 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.4Official
Population density280.4 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.5Official
Population10,926 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source1Official

International community in Bierbeek

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 population10,194100.0%
Born in Belgium9,32891.5%
Born in a non-EU country5014.9%
Born in another EU member state3653.6%

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

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 population10,194100.0%
Belgian nationality9,69095.1%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state2932.9%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country2092.1%
Not indicated20.0%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total Belgian with foreign origin8248.1%
Total population10,194100.0%
Total population — born in Belgium9,32891.5%
Belgian of Belgian origin — total8,86687.0%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium8,71285.5%
Total population — born outside Belgium8668.5%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium5615.5%
Non-Belgian — total5044.9%
Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium4494.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total3723.6%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total3563.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium3453.4%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium2632.6%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium2292.2%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1541.5%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1271.2%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total960.9%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium890.9%
Non-Belgian — born in Belgium550.5%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium270.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium70.1%

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

Is Bierbeek 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–69%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–66%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–71%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%
Foreign residents732 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population10,926 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Dwellings3,998 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units
Gigabit broadband availability96.45 %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 rate2.23 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
NO₂ — annual mean10.13 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 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad8.5 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace14Official
Median age45.1 years1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bierbeek 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.

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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 Bierbeek?

The published population was 10,926 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Bierbeek?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.6 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 Bierbeek?

Police recorded about 4,633 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be.

What is the unemployment rate in Bierbeek?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Bierbeek?

732 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 Bierbeek a good place to live?

Bierbeek 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 Bierbeek?

The official country of birth distribution records 365 people (3.6%) 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). Bierbeek, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/bierbeek/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bierbeek, 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/bierbeek/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. 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. Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
  4. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  5. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
  2. Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  4. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  5. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  6. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  7. Statbel, Belgian statistical office ancestry_or_ethnicity statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
  8. Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
  9. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BEAUVECHAIN_06458.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  10. www.police.be police.be · checked 2026-08-27
  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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