Living in Brakel

In Brakel, the median rent tenants pay is €750 a month (2025).

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.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population15,169people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

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

Median rent750EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate3.82%country median 5.3% — 28% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime3,810offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 26% belowIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7.62µg/m³country median 7.4 — 3% aboveOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Lower unemployment than 72% of Belgian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 84% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Brakel.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€62

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 Go¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹³Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	62 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	6,301 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁶Official
Median monthly rent	750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Brakel 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student43%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–53%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–64%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–68%

Work and income

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

What is the unemployment rate in Brakel?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 3.82 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁶

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Brakel is 3.8%. 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

Brakel 3.8%

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 2000-2022¹⁴Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	97.55 %	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.³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.82 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁶Independent

What does a salary buy in Brakel?

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

Left over each month€1,565of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Transport
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	− €750
Public transport pass€62 · official · Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn · 2026-09-30	− €62
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30	− €50
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,565

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Brakel Salary needed to live in Brakel

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brakel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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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 Brakel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Brakel?

Police recorded about 3,810 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: 3,810 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²²

Recorded crime across major citiesBrakel highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104

Liège17,918

Charleroi14,026

Leuven12,730

Ghent12,110

Anderlecht11,116

Schaerbeek10,141

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075

Hasselt9,031

Namur8,912

Brugge8,780

Brakel3,810

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,810 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²²Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	GNE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

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.

Is the air quality good in Brakel?

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

7°1°

8°1°

11°3°

15°5°

19°9°

21°12°

24°14°

20°11°

15°8°

10°5°

7°2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.57.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.9WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Brakel is 7.6 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

Brakel 7.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.89 µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the same	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	13.98 µg/m³country median 13.1	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	7.62 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
Average daytime high by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

7.0

9.9

12.7

15.6

7.6201420162018202020222024

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

Population and city profile

How many people live in Brakel?

The published population was 15,169 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	56.96 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	3.14 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	485 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁵Official
Population density	266.3 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁶Official
Population	15,169 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Brakel

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	14,762	100.0%
Born in Belgium	14,131	95.7%
Born in a non-EU country	333	2.3%
Born in another EU member state	297	2.0%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

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	14,762	100.0%
Belgian nationality	14,358	97.3%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	262	1.8%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	132	0.9%
Not indicated	9	0.1%
Stateless	1	0.0%

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

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	13,603	92.1%
Total — Total population	14,762	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	14,131	95.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	13,660	92.5%
Belgique — Total population	13,660	92.5%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	13,660	92.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	13,603	92.1%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	13,603	92.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	698	4.7%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	631	4.3%
Hors UE27 — Total population	534	3.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	474	3.2%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	404	2.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	393	2.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	350	2.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	341	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	331	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	326	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	294	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	288	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	246	1.7%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	237	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	226	1.5%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	224	1.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	209	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	209	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	206	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	199	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	175	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	173	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	167	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	160	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	160	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	150	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	141	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	136	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	132	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	130	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	130	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	123	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	122	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	121	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	98	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	85	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	77	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	75	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	73	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	64	0.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	63	0.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	63	0.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	57	0.4%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	57	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	57	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	57	0.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	57	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	54	0.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	54	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	52	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	46	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	36	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	34	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	32	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	24	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	23	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	20	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	20	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	19	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	17	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	15	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	10	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	6	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	5	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	5	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	1	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Alternatives for people set on Brakel

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.

Lierde as a Brakel alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,733 Lierde vs 3,810 Brakel−28%
Residents: 6,880 Lierde vs 15,169 Brakel−55%
Unemployment: 3.4% Lierde vs 3.8% Brakel−12%
Annual PM2.5: 7.6 µg/m³ Lierde vs 7.6 µg/m³ Brakelsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Lierde vs €3,711 Brakelsame level

Full comparison More about Lierde

Aalst as a Brakel 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.

Foreign residents: 11.1% Aalst vs 3.1% Brakel+253%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,510 Aalst vs 3,810 Brakelno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Aalst vs €3,711 Brakelsame level

Full comparison More about Aalst

Cities near Brakel

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Lierde 6.5 km away

Rent: 860 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Zottegem 8.5 km away

Rent: 750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Ellezelles 9.1 km away

Rent: 800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Maarkedal 10.3 km away

Rent: 935 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Geraardsbergen 10.3 km away

Rent: 790 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Lessines 10.7 km away

Rent: 750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Oudenaarde 11.7 km away

Rent: 800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

Other cities in Belgium to compare with Brakel, nearest in population first.

All Belgium cities

Opwijk15,143 residents Buggenhout15,203 residents Oud-Turnhout15,211 residents Sprimont15,086 residents Aartselaar15,085 residents Lubbeek15,290 residents

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

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

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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 Brakel?

The published population was 15,169 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Brakel?

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 Brakel?

Police recorded about 3,810 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 Brakel?

The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Brakel?

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

How many foreign residents live in Brakel?

485 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Brakel a good place to live?

Brakel 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.

Which cities are near Brakel?

Sint-Maria-Lierde, Lierde, Zottegem, Ellezelles, Maarkedal are near Brakel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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

The official country of birth distribution records 14,131 people (95.7%) 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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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
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
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
Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn delijn.be · checked 2026-09-19

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
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Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
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Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
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
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q226941 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q648509 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q665992 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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