Living in Dilsen-Stokkem
In Dilsen-Stokkem, the median rent tenants pay is €875 a month (2025).
Dilsen-Stokkem, a city in Belgium, had a population of 21,677 at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 6.24% at the start of 2011.
Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Dilsen-Stokkem?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 59.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Internet Go13Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Mobile Maxi14Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 62 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn11Official |
| Dwellings | 8,552 dwellings | 1 Jan 2021 | Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units18Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 8,545 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)17Official |
| Median monthly rent | 875 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official |
Is Dilsen-Stokkem 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Dilsen-Stokkem?
The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (January 2011).
- Unemployment rate: 6.24 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201130
Dilsen-Stokkem 6.2%
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 2000-202215Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.16 % | 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 2000-202216Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 6.24 %country median 5.3% | 1 Jan 2011 | Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201130Independent |
What does a salary buy in Dilsen-Stokkem?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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 | − €875 |
| 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 | €1,440 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dilsen-Stokkem. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Actiris — Public employment service
Le Forem — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dilsen-Stokkem. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Dilsen-Stokkem?
Police recorded about 4,373 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: 4,373 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202524
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,373 offences per 100,000country median 5,167 | 31 Dec 2025 | Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202524Independent |
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 7.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 7.88 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in Dilsen-Stokkem?
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.
Night-time low to daytime high
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Dilsen-Stokkem 7.6
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7.88 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 | 13.75 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 6.3 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 16.3 · May 20 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 6.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0.3 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 4 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 1.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 3.3 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.1 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 67.8 · Feb 64.1 · Mar 56 · Apr 45.6 · May 57.7 · Jun 72.7 · Jul 72.7 · Aug 80.5 · Sep 60.3 · Oct 61.5 · Nov 71.1 · Dec 85.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 66.9 · Feb 86 · Mar 138.5 · Apr 180.8 · May 208.7 · Jun 205.5 · Jul 209 · Aug 197.5 · Sep 157 · Oct 118.2 · Nov 74.1 · Dec 53.5 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
The city covered 65.9 km² in 2025. Population density was 329 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Dilsen-Stokkem?
The published population was 21,677 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source2
By nationality
National passport85.6%Foreign residents14.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 65.89 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.5Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,116 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.6Official |
| Population density | 329 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.7Official |
| Population | 21,677 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Belgium official denominator source2Official |
International community in Dilsen-Stokkem
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 | 20,819 | 100.0% |
| Born in Belgium | 17,501 | 84.1% |
| Born in another EU member state | 2,245 | 10.8% |
| Born in a non-EU country | 1,071 | 5.1% |
| Not indicated | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22
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 | 20,819 | 100.0% |
| Belgian nationality | 18,273 | 87.8% |
| Foreign nationality: other EU member state | 2,177 | 10.5% |
| Foreign nationality: non-EU country | 309 | 1.5% |
| Not indicated | 60 | 0.3% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Ancestry or ethnicity
All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total Belgian with foreign origin | 4,799 | 23.1% |
| Total population | 20,819 | 100.0% |
| Total population — born in Belgium | 17,501 | 84.1% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — total | 13,474 | 64.7% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium | 13,287 | 63.8% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium | 3,803 | 18.3% |
| Total population — born outside Belgium | 3,318 | 15.9% |
| Non-Belgian — total | 2,546 | 12.2% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total | 2,156 | 10.4% |
| Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium | 2,135 | 10.3% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total | 1,594 | 7.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium | 1,536 | 7.4% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium | 1,241 | 6.0% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total | 1,049 | 5.0% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium | 1,026 | 4.9% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium | 996 | 4.8% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium | 915 | 4.4% |
| Non-Belgian — born in Belgium | 411 | 2.0% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium | 187 | 0.9% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium | 58 | 0.3% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium | 23 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Dilsen-Stokkem
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.
Oudsbergen as a Dilsen-Stokkem alternative in the same region
8 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,853 Oudsbergen vs 4,373 Dilsen-Stokkem−12%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.6 µg/m³ Oudsbergen vs 7.6 µg/m³ Dilsen-Stokkem+13%
- Residents: 24,005 Oudsbergen vs 21,677 Dilsen-Stokkem+11%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Oudsbergen vs €3,711 Dilsen-Stokkemsame level
Cities near Dilsen-Stokkem
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 805 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Alternative cities in Belgium
Other cities in Belgium to compare with Dilsen-Stokkem, nearest in population first.
How does Dilsen-Stokkem compare?
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Dilsen-Stokkem in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dilsen-Stokkem 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 guideSchool 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; Dilsen-Stokkem's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Dilsen-Stokkem?
The published population was 21,677 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Dilsen-Stokkem?
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 Dilsen-Stokkem?
Police recorded about 4,373 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 Dilsen-Stokkem?
The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.
What is the typical salary around Dilsen-Stokkem?
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 Dilsen-Stokkem?
3,116 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..
Is Dilsen-Stokkem a good place to live?
Dilsen-Stokkem 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 Dilsen-Stokkem?
Maasmechelen, Stein, Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Oudsbergen, Maaseik are near Dilsen-Stokkem. 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 Dilsen-Stokkem?
The official country of birth distribution records 17,501 people (84.1%) 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, October 16). Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7f2fd567f996f2d9af801eeb720e3beb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/dilsen-stokkem/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 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
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
- 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
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- Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026 Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-24
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- Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
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- Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
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- Statbel, Belgian statistical office ancestry or ethnicity statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
- Statbel, Belgian statistical office country of birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
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- 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
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q110989 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q41795471 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q581246 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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