Living in Dilbeek

In Dilbeek, the median rent tenants pay is €1,035 a month (2025).

The city covered 41.5 km² in 2025. Population density was 1,087.6 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 4.28% at the start of 2011. Dilbeek, a city in Belgium, had a population of 45,111 at the start of 2026. For Dilbeek, the foreign population count was 5,287 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2436 sources

Population45,111people1 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 rent1,035EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate4.28%country median 5.3% — 20% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime6,411incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 — 24% aboveOfficial source · www.police.be

PM2.5, annual mean7.6µg/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 65% of Belgian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 71% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Dilbeek.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 Go¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁵Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	62 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn¹¹Official
Dwellings	17,495 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units²⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	17,472 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Median monthly rent	1,035 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Dilbeek 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 30–50%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–59%

Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 26–46%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Dilbeek?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.28 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Dilbeek is 4.3%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

160

123

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Dilbeek 4.3%

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 2000-2022¹⁶Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	98.27 %	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 2000-2022¹⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.28 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁹Independent

What does a salary buy in Dilbeek?

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

Left over each month€1,280of €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	− €1,035
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	€1,280

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Dilbeek?

Police recorded about 6,411 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be²⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesDilbeek 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

Dilbeek6,411

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,411 incidents per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2024	www.police.be²⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	146 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	BRU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 11.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Dilbeek?

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..2024-12-31¹⁰

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

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

0°

6°1°

7°2°

11°3°

15°6°

18°9°

21°12°

23°14°

20°11°

15°8°

10°5°

7°2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

126

171

198

199

203

192

155

113

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM1014.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11.9WHO 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 Dilbeek 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

Dilbeek 7.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11.85 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..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	14.35 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..2024-12-31⁹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.6 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..2024-12-31¹⁰Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 6.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 6 · May 9.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 10.4 · May 13.9 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 75.5 · Feb 65.1 · Mar 59.3 · Apr 46.7 · May 59.7 · Jun 70.8 · Jul 76.9 · Aug 86.5 · Sep 65.3 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 76.2 · Dec 87.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 59.1 · Feb 72.9 · Mar 125.8 · Apr 171.3 · May 198.3 · Jun 199.3 · Jul 203.2 · Aug 192.4 · Sep 154.5 · Oct 112.6 · Nov 65.8 · Dec 48.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading

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

6.8

10.5

14.1

17.8

7.6201420162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 55.3% between 2014 and 2024, from 17.0 to 7.6.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Dilbeek?

The published population was 45,111 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.3%
Foreign residents11.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	41.48 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	11.92 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	5,287 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	1,088 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	45,111 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Dilbeek

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	43,732	100.0%
Born in Belgium	36,818	84.2%
Born in a non-EU country	4,182	9.6%
Born in another EU member state	2,723	6.2%
Not indicated	9	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

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	43,732	100.0%
Belgian nationality	38,998	89.2%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	3,486	8.0%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	1,213	2.8%
Not indicated	35	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

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	27,037	61.8%
Total — Total population	43,732	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	36,818	84.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	27,436	62.7%
Belgique — Total population	27,436	62.7%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	27,436	62.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	27,037	61.8%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	27,037	61.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	11,562	26.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population	9,646	22.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	8,590	19.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	8,160	18.7%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	6,914	15.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	5,862	13.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	5,656	12.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	5,292	12.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	5,032	11.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	4,734	10.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	4,177	9.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	3,784	8.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	3,543	8.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	3,360	7.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	3,330	7.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	2,972	6.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	2,910	6.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	2,892	6.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	2,859	6.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	2,827	6.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	2,730	6.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	2,712	6.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	2,666	6.1%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	2,504	5.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	2,437	5.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	2,433	5.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,366	5.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	2,140	4.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	2,011	4.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,785	4.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	1,740	4.0%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	1,618	3.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	1,486	3.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,280	2.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	1,253	2.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	1,204	2.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	1,191	2.7%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	1,036	2.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	1,027	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	988	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	977	2.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	923	2.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	881	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	852	1.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	669	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	646	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	591	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	582	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	526	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	517	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	517	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	478	1.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	399	0.9%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	399	0.9%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	399	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	355	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	335	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	263	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	206	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	176	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	113	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	104	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	104	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	101	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	87	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	83	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	49	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	30	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	23	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	18	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	11	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	9	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	15.79 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²¹Official
Median age	42 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Dilbeek

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.

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert as a Dilbeek alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 9.4% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 4.3% Dilbeek+119%
Foreign residents: 40.3% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 11.9% Dilbeek+238%
Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs €3,711 Dilbeek+17%
Nearest airport: 7.0 km Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 17.0 km Dilbeek−59%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,684 (2025) Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 6,411 (2024) Dilbeekno percentage
Residents: 60,979 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 45,111 Dilbeek+35%
Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 7.6 µg/m³ Dilbeeksame level

Full comparison More about Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

Roeselare as a Dilbeek alternative in the same country

80 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 (2025) Roeselare vs 6,411 (2024) Dilbeekno percentage
Foreign residents: 13.5% Roeselare vs 11.9% Dilbeek+13%
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Dilbeeksame level

Full comparison More about Roeselare

Cities near Dilbeek

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

Berchem-Sainte-Agathe 3.0 km away

Rent: 900 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Ganshoren 4.1 km away

Rent: 850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Anderlecht 4.6 km away

Rent: 733 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Koekelberg 5.0 km away

Rent: 950 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 5.3 km away

Rent: 822.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Jette 5.4 km away

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

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Heist-op-den-Berg44,991 residents Evere45,984 residents Deinze46,380 residents Dendermonde47,539 residents Geel42,650 residents Woluwe-Saint-Pierre42,566 residents

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

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

Is Dilbeek part of Mechelen?

Dilbeek is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Mechelen city profile

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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 Dilbeek?

The published population was 45,111 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Dilbeek?

How safe is Dilbeek?

Police recorded about 6,411 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be.

What is the unemployment rate in Dilbeek?

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

What is the typical salary around Dilbeek?

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 Dilbeek?

5,287 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Dilbeek a good place to live?

Dilbeek 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 Dilbeek part of Mechelen?

Dilbeek is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Dilbeek?

Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Ganshoren, Zellik, Anderlecht, Schepdaal are near Dilbeek. 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 Dilbeek?

The official country of birth distribution records 36,818 people (84.2%) 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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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_dilbeek-belgium-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_bdf480a0f553,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Dilbeek, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {93956c16819c440d1cb4c2b6e5e93f25},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/dilbeek/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Dilbeek, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/dilbeek/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 93956c16819c440d1cb4c2b6e5e93f25; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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