Living in Eupen

In Eupen, the median rent tenants pay is €705 a month (2025).

The unemployment rate was 8.17% at the start of 2011. Foreign-born residents accounted for 30.4% of the population at the start of 2021. At the start of 2026, Eupen had a population of 20,145. The city covered 96 km² in 2025. Population density was 209.9 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2435 sources

Population20,145people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)3,540EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent705EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate8.17%country median 5.3% — 53% aboveIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime6,826offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 32% aboveIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.55µg/m³country median 7.4 — 25% belowOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Higher unemployment than 70% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 77% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 73% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Eupen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

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 Go¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁴Official · national market
Dwellings	9,022 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	9,013 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁷Official
Median monthly rent	705 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Eupen 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 43–59%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–48%

Family45%strong on housing, weak on education · range 36–54%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Eupen?

The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 8.17 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁶

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Eupen is 8.2%. 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

Eupen 8.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,794 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁵Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	1.35 %	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)	3,540 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	8.17 %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 Eupen?

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

Left over each month€1,597of €2,412 take-home

Rent
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.	€2,412
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31	− €705
Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,597

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Eupen. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Eupen?

Police recorded about 6,826 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: 6,826 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesEupen 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

Eupen6,826

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,826 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁵Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Nearest airport	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.55 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 5.41 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Eupen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 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: 5.55 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁰

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

0°

4°-1°

5°-1°

8°1°

13°4°

17°8°

20°10°

22°12°

21°12°

17°9°

13°6°

8°3°

4°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

107

102

125

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

126

169

195

208

197

151

122

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

PM2.55.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5.4WHO 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 Eupen is 5.6 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

Eupen 5.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5.41 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	9.76 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	5.55 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 3.8 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 12.8 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 17.4 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SPALASAUVENIERE_06490.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 3.7 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SPALASAUVENIERE_06490.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 8.3 · May 12 · Jun 15 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SPALASAUVENIERE_06490.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 107 · Feb 95.2 · Mar 89.9 · Apr 69.7 · May 82.9 · Jun 93.7 · Jul 98 · Aug 101.8 · Sep 92.1 · Oct 88 · Nov 97.3 · Dec 124.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SPALASAUVENIERE_06490.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 68.3 · Feb 75 · Mar 126.2 · Apr 168.7 · May 194.9 · Jun 207.9 · Jul 208.1 · Aug 196.9 · Sep 151.3 · Oct 121.5 · Nov 68 · Dec 52.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2014–2024

4.6

6.5

8.5

10.4

5.620142016201820202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.5% between 2014 and 2024, from 10.0 to 5.6.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Eupen?

The published population was 20,145 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.5%
Foreign residents17.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	96 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	17.68 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	3,529 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	209.9 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	20,145 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Eupen

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	19,900	100.0%
Born in Belgium	13,837	69.5%
Born in another EU member state	3,294	16.6%
Born in a non-EU country	2,754	13.8%
Not indicated	15	0.1%

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

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	19,900	100.0%
Belgian nationality	16,545	83.1%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	2,086	10.5%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	1,171	5.9%
Not indicated	75	0.4%
Stateless	23	0.1%

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

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	10,729	53.9%
Total — Total population	19,900	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	13,837	69.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	11,372	57.1%
Belgique — Total population	11,372	57.1%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	11,372	57.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	10,729	53.9%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	10,729	53.9%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	6,063	30.5%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	5,173	26.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population	3,974	20.0%

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Published group	People	Share
*Pays voisin — Total population**	3,613	18.2%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	3,355	16.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	3,027	15.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	2,811	14.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	2,780	14.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	2,719	13.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,575	12.9%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	2,393	12.0%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	2,180	11.0%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	2,061	10.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	2,031	10.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	1,792	9.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	1,692	8.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	1,552	7.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	1,490	7.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	1,452	7.3%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	1,433	7.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	1,432	7.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	1,399	7.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	1,378	6.9%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	1,333	6.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	1,255	6.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,229	6.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	1,205	6.1%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,085	5.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	941	4.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	940	4.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	780	3.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	754	3.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	728	3.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	670	3.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	643	3.2%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	643	3.2%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	643	3.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	622	3.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	537	2.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	521	2.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	521	2.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	499	2.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	444	2.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	420	2.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	404	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	362	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	360	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	346	1.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	328	1.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	314	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	310	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	265	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	265	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	262	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	226	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	225	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	212	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	175	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	170	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	155	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	110	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	102	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	100	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	83	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	58	0.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	48	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	47	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	40	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	36	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	22	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	19	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	13	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	30.39 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²⁰Official
Median age	43 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Eupen

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.

Raeren as a Eupen alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 49.1% Raeren vs 17.7% Eupen+178%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,365 Raeren vs 6,826 Eupen−51%
Unemployment: 6.2% Raeren vs 8.2% Eupen−25%
Residents: 11,114 Raeren vs 20,145 Eupen−45%
Annual PM2.5: 4.9 µg/m³ Raeren vs 5.6 µg/m³ Eupen−13%
Nearest airport: 47.0 km Raeren vs 42.0 km Eupen+12%
Median gross pay, region: €3,540 Raeren vs €3,540 Eupensame level

Full comparison More about Raeren

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert as a Eupen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 116 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 40.3% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 17.7% Eupen+128%
Residents: 60,979 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 20,145 Eupen+203%
Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs €3,540 Eupen+23%
Nearest airport: 7.0 km Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 42.0 km Eupen−83%
Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 5.6 µg/m³ Eupen+40%
Unemployment: 9.4% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 8.2% Eupen+15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,684 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 6,826 Eupensame level

Full comparison More about Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

Cities near Eupen

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

Welkenraedt 5.3 km away

Rent: 740 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Lontzen 6.0 km away

Rent: 700 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Limbourg 7.0 km away

Rent: 675 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

La Calamine 7.8 km away

Rent: 675 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Raeren 8.1 km away

Rent: 732.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Jalhay 9.8 km away

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

Plombières 12.6 km away

Rent: 745 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Thimister-Clermont 13.1 km away

Rent: 910 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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All Belgium cities

Ottignies20,127 residents Middelkerke20,069 residents Gilly20,063 residents Sint-Gillis-Waas20,272 residents Boom19,963 residents Stekene19,955 residents

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Eupen in rankings

#9 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Belgium #14 of 30 in Most international cities in Belgium #23 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Belgium

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Eupen 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; Eupen'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 Eupen?

The published population was 20,145 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Eupen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 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 Eupen?

Police recorded about 6,826 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 Eupen?

The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Eupen?

The median gross salary is 3,540 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

How many foreign residents live in Eupen?

3,529 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Eupen a good place to live?

Eupen 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 Eupen?

Welkenraedt, Lontzen, Limbourg, La Calamine, Raeren are near Eupen. 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 Eupen?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,837 people (69.5%) 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). Eupen, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e3fdcbc6fdc14502ed75db6f07233097]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/eupen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_eupen-belgium-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_88e2f239d822,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Eupen, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e3fdcbc6fdc14502ed75db6f07233097},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/eupen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Eupen, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/eupen/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version e3fdcbc6fdc14502ed75db6f07233097; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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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
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Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
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