Living in Borgloon

Residents of Borgloon numbered 11,580 at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Borgloon stood at 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population11,580people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statbel (Belgian statistical office)

Median gross salary (region)3,711EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent800EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate4.26%country median 5.3% — 20% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

Recorded crime6,012incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 — 16% aboveOfficial source · Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 66% of Belgian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 64% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Borgloon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Main residences in Borgloon numbered 4,720 at the end of 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	59.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Internet Go⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi⁸Official · national market
Main residence dwellings	4,720 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹²Official
Median monthly rent	800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Borgloon a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%

Student34%strong on cost, weak on education · range 23–45%

Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–58%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Borgloon?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.26 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Borgloon is 4.3%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

160

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Borgloon 4.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,028 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022⁹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.26 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Borgloon?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,577of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,487
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31	− €800
Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,577

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Borgloon. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Borgloon?

Police recorded about 6,012 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesBorgloon highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104

Liège17,918

Ixelles14,236

Charleroi14,026

Leuven12,730

Ghent12,110

Anderlecht11,116

Schaerbeek10,141

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075

Hasselt9,031

Namur8,912

Brugge8,780

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,012 incidents per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Borgloon's nearest airport was LGG, 20 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	20 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.1°C in January to 19.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 64.9 mm in January and 79.4 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Borgloon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Borgloon is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

142

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Borgloon 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.98 · Feb 18.98 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 26.9 · May 29.82 · Jun 34.14 · Jul 40.34 · Aug 36.3 · Sep 34.31 · Oct 26.67 · Nov 19.77 · Dec 15.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -13.22 · Feb -16.51 · Mar -7.6 · Apr -4.73 · May 0.46 · Jun 4.58 · Jul 6.86 · Aug 6.94 · Sep 3.2 · Oct -4.46 · Nov -4.6 · Dec -12.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.09 · Feb 2.77 · Mar 5.76 · Apr 9.85 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.13 · Jul 19.07 · Aug 18.57 · Sep 15.13 · Oct 10.99 · Nov 6.43 · Dec 2.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.9 · Feb 59.5 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 47.5 · May 62.6 · Jun 73.9 · Jul 79.4 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 60.8 · Oct 64.6 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 79.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Borgloon?

The published population was 11,580 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	11,580 people	31 Dec 2024	Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹¹Official

International community in Borgloon

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	11,123	100.0%
Born in Belgium	10,116	90.9%
Born in a non-EU country	573	5.2%
Born in another EU member state	434	3.9%

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

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	11,123	100.0%
Belgian nationality	10,485	94.3%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	407	3.7%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	211	1.9%
Not indicated	20	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

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	9,458	85.0%
Total — Total population	11,123	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	10,116	90.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	9,523	85.6%
Belgique — Total population	9,523	85.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	9,523	85.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	9,458	85.0%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	9,458	85.0%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,007	9.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	962	8.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population	740	6.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Non-Belgian — total	638	5.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	589	5.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	569	5.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	545	4.9%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	508	4.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	503	4.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	477	4.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	373	3.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	348	3.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	347	3.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	331	3.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	323	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	320	2.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	315	2.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	288	2.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	264	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	263	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	258	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	257	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	251	2.3%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	244	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	232	2.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	225	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	213	1.9%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	197	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	188	1.7%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	170	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	157	1.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	155	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	146	1.3%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	145	1.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	129	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	125	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	118	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	115	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	113	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	112	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	111	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	105	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	91	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	90	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	86	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	81	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	73	0.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	69	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	69	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	67	0.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	65	0.6%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	65	0.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	65	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	58	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	47	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	40	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	37	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	24	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	24	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	23	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	19	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	17	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	17	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	17	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	13	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	4	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	4	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Borgloon

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Roeselare as a Borgloon alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 Roeselare vs 6,012 Borgloonno percentage
Unemployment: 4.0% Roeselare vs 4.3% Borgloon−7%
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Borgloonsame level

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Alternative cities in Belgium

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Borgloon 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.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 18. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: OKAN/OKATN (onthaalonderwijs, reception education for foreign-mother-tongue newcomers). How to enrol a child (belgium.be).

A country-wide rule for Belgium; Borgloon's school authority applies it locally.

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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 Borgloon?

The published population was 11,580 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Borgloon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Borgloon?

What is the unemployment rate in Borgloon?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Borgloon?

The median gross salary is 3,711 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

Is Borgloon a good place to live?

Borgloon 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 Belgium live in Borgloon?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,116 people (90.9%) 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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  title = {Borgloon, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
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