Living in Borsbeek

Borsbeek had a population of 11,379 at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2417 sources

Population11,379people31 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 rent820EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate4.89%country median 5.3% — 8% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Borsbeek.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Main residences in Borsbeek numbered 4,850 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 Go⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi⁹Official · national market
Main residence dwellings	4,850 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹³Official
Median monthly rent	820 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Borsbeek a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–65%

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

Student38%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 26–50%

Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–67%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Borsbeek?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.89 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Borsbeek is 4.9%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Borsbeek 4.9%

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 2000-2022¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.89 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Borsbeek?

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

Left over each month€1,557of €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	− €820
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	€1,557

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Borsbeek. 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 Borsbeek. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Borsbeek's nearest airport was ANR, 2 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	2 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ANR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.6°C in January to 18.6°C in July. Borsbeek's monthly precipitation totalled 68.3 mm in January and 78.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Borsbeek?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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

PM2.510WHO 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 BelgiumOf 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

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.46 · Feb 17.62 · Mar 21.19 · Apr 26.34 · May 29.13 · Jun 31.75 · Jul 38.58 · Aug 35.14 · Sep 32.96 · Oct 25.09 · Nov 19.74 · Dec 14.84 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -11.88 · Feb -13.63 · Mar -7.51 · Apr -4.39 · May 0.54 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 7.93 · Aug 6.75 · Sep 3.83 · Oct -3.95 · Nov -4.55 · Dec -11.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.56 · Feb 3.16 · Mar 5.91 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.39 · Jun 16.67 · Jul 18.57 · Aug 18.15 · Sep 15.03 · Oct 11.13 · Nov 6.74 · Dec 3.37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68.3 · Feb 59.9 · Mar 54 · Apr 41.5 · May 58.4 · Jun 73.1 · Jul 78.5 · Aug 83.8 · Sep 70 · Oct 66.3 · Nov 75.7 · Dec 89 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Borsbeek?

The published population was 11,379 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	11,379 people	31 Dec 2024	Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²Official

International community in Borsbeek

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	11,077	100.0%
Born in Belgium	9,102	82.2%
Born in a non-EU country	1,253	11.3%
Born in another EU member state	718	6.5%
Not indicated	4	0.0%

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	11,077	100.0%
Belgian nationality	9,681	87.4%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	785	7.1%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	530	4.8%
Not indicated	79	0.7%
Stateless	2	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	7,283	65.7%
Total — Total population	11,077	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	9,102	82.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,353	66.4%
Belgique — Total population	7,353	66.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,353	66.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	7,283	65.7%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	7,283	65.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population	2,411	21.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,328	21.0%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,975	17.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,762	15.9%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,565	14.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	1,396	12.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	1,290	11.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	1,288	11.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,161	10.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,142	10.3%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,121	10.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	1,019	9.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	776	7.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	763	6.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	742	6.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	649	5.9%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	601	5.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	588	5.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	585	5.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	577	5.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	546	4.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	541	4.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	537	4.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	536	4.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	529	4.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	520	4.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	478	4.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	455	4.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	442	4.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	431	3.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	406	3.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	298	2.7%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	282	2.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	269	2.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	268	2.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	255	2.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	254	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	247	2.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	229	2.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	216	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	202	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	194	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	183	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	175	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	162	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	158	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	129	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	123	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	122	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	91	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	90	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	86	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	72	0.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	70	0.6%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	70	0.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	70	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	61	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	54	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	53	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	39	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	32	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	24	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	24	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	20	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	17	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	13	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	8	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	8	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	4	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	3	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Borsbeek

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Borsbeek 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; Borsbeek's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Borsbeek part of Brussels?

Borsbeek is near Brussels, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 36.3 km away by straight-line distance. Brussels city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source⁴

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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 Borsbeek?

The published population was 11,379 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Borsbeek?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Borsbeek?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Borsbeek?

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

Is Borsbeek a good place to live?

Borsbeek 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.

Is Borsbeek part of Brussels?

Borsbeek is near Brussels, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 36.3 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in Born in Belgium live in Borsbeek?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,102 people (82.2%) 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, October 16). Borsbeek, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8e90f565bc8e5b353be02ec6a70b9cc7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_borsbeek-belgium-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_efa2364baeb2,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Borsbeek, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8e90f565bc8e5b353be02ec6a70b9cc7},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
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