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Living in De Haan

De Haan is a city in Belgium. The city covered 46.2 km² in 2025. Population density was 274.5 people per km² in 2026. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 619. At the start of 2026, De Haan had a population of 12,682.

Higher unemployment than 62% of Belgian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 73% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to De Haan?

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 De Haan.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in De Haan?

Average net cold rent is 11.07 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 11.07 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Haan24

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for De Haan yet.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings6,566 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units16Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings6,554 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)14Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.07 EUR/m²/month27 Aug 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Haan24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 664 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.07 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 6.96% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in De Haan?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.96 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201125
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in De Haan is 7.0%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–2160 cities: 2% to under 4%1602–4123 cities: 4% to under 6%1234–670 cities: 6% to under 8%706–8De Haan 7.0%57 cities: 8% to under 10%578–1026 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–1220 cities: 12% to under 14%2012–1416 cities: 14% to under 16%1614–1613 cities: 16% to under 18%1316–1810 cities: 18% to under 20%1018–206 cities: 20% to under 22%620–223 cities: 22% to under 24%322–241 city: 24% to under 26%124–26

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability34.47 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.5 %Jun 2025BIPT/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 rate6.96 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201125Independent

Public employment service

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

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Actiris — Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is De Haan?

Police recorded about 6,434 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: 6,434 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202523
Recorded crime across major citiesDe Haan highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with De Haan highlighted14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi11,116Anderlecht10,154Seraing10,141Schaerbeek10,075Molenbeek-Saint-Jean9,031Hasselt7,894Genk7,680Uccle6,914La Louvière6,684Woluwe-Saint-Lambert6,434De Haanrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,434 offences per 100,000country median 5,13631 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202523Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Nearest airportOST3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Distance to nearest airport14 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.67 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 9.03 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in De Haan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 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: 7.67 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
De Haan average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
De Haan average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100625646415463688273808986JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
De Haan average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024066871432052302332392241721216753JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
De Haan annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.7PM2.5154013.0PM1010409.0NO₂µg/m³

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 De Haan is 7.7 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³12–317 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³173–473 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³734–557 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³575–654 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³546–783 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³837–8De Haan 7.7142 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1428–912 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³129–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean9.03 µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319Official
PM10 — annual mean13.02 µg/m³country median 13.2 — about the same31 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.67 µg/m³country median 7.431 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.7 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 10 · Apr 13.3 · May 16.3 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 15 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OOSTENDEAIRPORT_06407.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OOSTENDEAIRPORT_06407.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.1 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 9 · May 12.4 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.4 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OOSTENDEAIRPORT_06407.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 61.5 · Feb 55.6 · Mar 46.3 · Apr 40.6 · May 54 · Jun 62.6 · Jul 68.1 · Aug 81.7 · Sep 73.4 · Oct 80.1 · Nov 88.6 · Dec 85.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OOSTENDEAIRPORT_06407.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 65.5 · Feb 86.6 · Mar 143.4 · Apr 205.1 · May 229.8 · Jun 232.5 · Jul 238.7 · Aug 223.7 · Sep 171.8 · Oct 120.6 · Nov 67.3 · Dec 53.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OOSTENDEAIRPORT_06407.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Annual PM2.5 in De Haan by year, µg/m³7.29.311.413.4201520172019202120247.7µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.7.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities
Deerlijk12,727 residentsSteenokkerzeel12,737 residentsRochefort12,756 residentsKampenhout12,600 residentsEsneux12,779 residentsZonnebeke12,784 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in De Haan?

The published population was 12,682 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
De Haan residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport95.1%Foreign residents 4.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents658 cars/1000 residents27 Aug 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality5Official
City area46.2 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.6Official
Foreign-resident share4.84 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)15Official
Foreign residents619 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.7Official
Population density274.5 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.8Official
Population12,682 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source1Official

International community in De Haan

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population12,789100.0%
Born in Belgium11,85892.7%
Born in another EU member state4933.9%
Born in a non-EU country4363.4%
Not indicated20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population12,789100.0%
Belgian nationality12,22995.6%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state3682.9%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country1791.4%
Not indicated130.1%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total Belgian with foreign origin8396.6%
Total population12,789100.0%
Total population — born in Belgium11,85892.7%
Belgian of Belgian origin — total11,39089.1%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium11,21787.7%
Total population — born outside Belgium9317.3%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium5694.4%
Non-Belgian — total5604.4%
Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium4883.8%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total4183.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium3933.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total3843.0%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium2702.1%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium2441.9%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1731.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1401.1%
Non-Belgian — born in Belgium720.6%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total370.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium360.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium250.2%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%

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

Is De Haan 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–64%
Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–63%
Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–51%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–62%
Foreign residents619 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population12,682 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.07 EUR/m²/month27 Aug 2026Independent source · miet-check Mietspiegel Haan
Dwellings6,566 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units
Fibre-to-the-building availability34.47 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability98.5 %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.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad7.26 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace17Official
Median age56.8 years1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age18Official
Local business-tax multiplier427 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich4Official
Local property-tax multiplier510 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in De Haan 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in De Haan?

The published population was 12,682 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

How much does it cost to rent in De Haan?

Average net cold rent is 11.07 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 775 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Haan.

Is the air quality good in De Haan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 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 De Haan?

Police recorded about 6,434 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 De Haan?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in De Haan?

619 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 De Haan a good place to live?

De Haan 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 De Haan?

The official country of birth distribution records 493 people (3.9%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). De Haan, Belgium: rent, jobs, safety, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/de-haan/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  2. 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
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  5. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt · kba.de · checked 2026-06-05
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  7. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  8. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
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