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Brakel

The foreign population count was 485 at the start of 2026. Brakel is in Belgium; its population was 15,169 at the start of 2026. Annual NO₂ was 8.89 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 57 km² in 2025. Population density was 266.3 people per km² in 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.5% in June 2025.

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Lower unemployment than 74% of Belgian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Foreign residents485 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population15,169 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Gigabit broadband availability97.5493 %city · Verified 2026-07-15Official 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 rate3.82 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
NO₂ — annual mean8.8885 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31
PM10 — annual mean13.9822 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-31

Who Brakel may suit

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 36–64% from published values
Skilled employee45%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 31–59% from published values
Student45%strong on education, weak on healthcare · range 31–59% from published values
Family63%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 49–77% from published values
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70% from published values

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Brakel residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.8%Foreign residents 3.2%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area56.9629 km22026-07-15AgingOfficial sourceOfficial cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. Source-backed value
Foreign residents485 people2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceOfficial population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. Source-backed value
Population density266.2964 people/km²2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceOfficial resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. Source-backed value
Population15,169 people2026-07-14FreshOfficial sourceBelgium official denominator source Source-backed value

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.82% at the start of 2011.

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumWhere Brakel lands among 487 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band10–21432–4Brakel 3.8%1084–6716–8618–102910–122112–141614–161416–181318–20620–22322–24124–26unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.5493 %2026-07-15AgingOfficial sourceBIPT/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. Source-backed value
Unemployment rate3.82 %country median 5.8% — 34% below2026-07-262011Independent sourceStatbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 Source-backed value

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBrakel highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Brakel highlighted24,104Bruxelles22,795Saint-Gilles17,918Liège14,302Saint-Josse-ten-Noode14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi12,714Blankenberge12,076Gand11,628Mons11,401Marche-en-Famenne11,116Anderlecht3,810Brakelrecorded incidents per 100k residents

Published values for cities using the same metric and unit.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,810.4 offences/100kcountry median 5,423 — 30% below2026-07-26AgingIndependent sourceBelgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.62 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 14 µg/m³ in 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Brakel average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°1°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Brakel average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100685653445570728067687984JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Brakel annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.6PM2.5154014.0PM1010408.9NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in BelgiumWhere Brakel lands among 498 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band173–4744–5595–6606–7947–8Brakel 7.61688–9239–10210–11111–12annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean8.8885 µg/m³country median 9.2 — 4% below2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean13.9822 µg/m³country median 13.8 — about the same2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 Source-backed value
PM2.5 — annual mean7.6169 µg/m³country median 7.6 — about the same2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 Source-backed value
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.6 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.3 · May 9 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.1 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.6 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 67.8 · Feb 55.5 · Mar 53.1 · Apr 43.5 · May 55.3 · Jun 69.9 · Jul 72.4 · Aug 79.8 · Sep 67 · Oct 67.7 · Nov 78.6 · Dec 83.9 mm2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Brakel by year, µg/m³7.09.912.715.62014201620182020202220247.6µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 49.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 7.6.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

3.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 485 people of 15,169 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Brakel?

The unemployment rate is 3.82 %. Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Brakel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.6169 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31, checked 2026-07-15.

How safe is Brakel?

Police recorded 3,810.4 offences/100k. 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, checked 2026-07-26.

How many people live in Brakel?

The published population is 15,169 people. Source: Belgium official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Brakel?

485 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row., checked 2026-07-15.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities
Opwijk15,143 residentsBuggenhout15,203 residentsOud-Turnhout15,211 residentsSprimont15,086 residentsAartselaar15,085 residentsLubbeek15,290 residents

Sources

Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.Official source · Checked 2026-01-01Belgium official denominator sourceOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-14BIPT/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.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011Independent source · Checked 2026-07-26Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31Official source · Checked 2024-12-31Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31Official source · Checked 2024-12-31

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