Living in Butgenbach

Butgenbach is a city in Belgium. Its population was 5,585 at the start of 2026. The city covered 97 km² in 2025. Population density was 57.6 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 4.3% at the start of 2011. Foreign-born residents accounted for 11.3% of the population at the start of 2021.

Lower unemployment than 64% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 90% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 85% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Butgenbach.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	2,392 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹³Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	2,390 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹¹Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Butgenbach?

The unemployment rate is 4.3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²¹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Butgenbach is 4.3%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	18.45 %	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.²Official
Unemployment rate	4.3 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel 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 Butgenbach. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

Actiris Brussels public employment service

Job Search

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

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Open the Belgium service overview

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

Safety

How safe is Butgenbach?

Police recorded about 3,527 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: 3,527 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesButgenbach highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,527 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁰Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Nearest airport	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	59 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.68 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 4.31 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Butgenbach?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.68 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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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

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 Butgenbach is 4.7 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.31 µg/m³country median 9.0	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.21 µg/m³country median 13.2	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.68 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..2024-12-31⁸Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 12.1 · May 16 · Jun 19 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 12 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ELSENBORN_06496.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.5 · Feb -2.9 · Mar -1 · Apr 1.4 · May 5.3 · Jun 8.4 · Jul 10.4 · Aug 9.7 · Sep 6.7 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ELSENBORN_06496.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 6.8 · May 10.6 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 15.7 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ELSENBORN_06496.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 133.3 · Feb 109.7 · Mar 100.8 · Apr 71.2 · May 83.6 · Jun 89.5 · Jul 101.2 · Aug 104.7 · Sep 99.9 · Oct 99.7 · Nov 109.1 · Dec 151.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ELSENBORN_06496.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

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

Annual PM2.5 fell 33.1% between 2014 and 2024, from 7.0 to 4.7.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Viroinval5,579 residents Paliseul5,577 residents Thimister-Clermont5,614 residents Héron5,639 residents Amblève5,646 residents Limbourg5,669 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Butgenbach?

The published population was 5,585 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	97.04 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.³Official
Foreign-resident share	7.77 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹²Official
Foreign residents	437 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁴Official
Population density	57.55 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁵Official
Population	5,585 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Butgenbach

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	5,604	100.0%
Born in Belgium	4,970	88.7%
Born in another EU member state	503	9.0%
Born in a non-EU country	131	2.3%

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 group	People	Share
Total population	5,604	100.0%
Belgian nationality	5,196	92.7%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	335	6.0%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	67	1.2%
Not indicated	5	0.1%
Stateless	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,529	80.8%
Total — Total population	5,604	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	4,970	88.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,648	82.9%
Belgique — Total population	4,648	82.9%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,648	82.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,529	80.8%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	4,529	80.8%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	634	11.3%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	578	10.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	548	9.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Non-Belgian — total	408	7.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	382	6.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	349	6.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	343	6.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	315	5.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	302	5.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	276	4.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	271	4.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	257	4.6%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	235	4.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	231	4.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	216	3.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	208	3.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population	199	3.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	188	3.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	179	3.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	166	3.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	125	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	120	2.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	119	2.1%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	119	2.1%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	119	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	117	2.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	106	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	99	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	96	1.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	88	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	86	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	83	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	82	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	80	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	77	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	74	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	70	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	64	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	63	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	61	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	61	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	59	1.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	59	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	56	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	44	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	43	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	43	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	43	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	43	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	41	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	40	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	32	0.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	25	0.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	23	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	22	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	19	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	19	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	18	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	18	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	14	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	14	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	13	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	11	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	6	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	6	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	5	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	4	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — 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 source¹⁷

Is Butgenbach 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on housing · range 37–57%

Skilled employee52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 42–62%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 37–59%

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–57%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Foreign residents437 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population5,585 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings2,392 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability18.45 %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 rate4.3 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean4.31 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 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	11.31 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁴Official
Median age	45.6 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Butgenbach 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.

Open the official coverage guide

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 Butgenbach?

The published population was 5,585 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Butgenbach?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. 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 Butgenbach?

Police recorded about 3,527 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 Butgenbach?

The unemployment rate is 4.3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Butgenbach?

437 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 Butgenbach a good place to live?

Butgenbach 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 Butgenbach?

The official country of birth distribution records 503 people (9.0%) 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). Butgenbach, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/butgenbach/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_butgenbach-belgium-jobs-safety-climate_b934974beb5f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Butgenbach, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/butgenbach/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
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
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