Living in Flémalle

Flémalle is in Belgium; its population was 27,167 at the start of 2026. At the start of 2011, the unemployment rate was 14.7%.

Higher unemployment than 91% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 90% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 65% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Flémalle.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	11,678 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹¹Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	11,673 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁰Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Flémalle?

The unemployment rate is about 14.7 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 14.67 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Flémalle is 14.7%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	99.74 %	Jun 2025	BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.²Official
Unemployment rate	14.67 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁹Independent

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

Actiris Brussels public employment service

Job Search

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	30 schools	31 Oct 2025	FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register³Official

Safety

How safe is Flémalle?

Police recorded about 8,190 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: 8,190 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesFlémalle highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,190 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁸Independent

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 9.65 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Flémalle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 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: 6.15 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁹

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in BelgiumAnnual PM2.5 in Flémalle is 6.2 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9.65 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..2024-12-31⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.75 µg/m³country median 13.2	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.15 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..2024-12-31⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.6 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 5 · May 8.8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.9 · Feb 59.5 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 47.5 · May 62.6 · Jun 73.9 · Jul 79.4 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 60.8 · Oct 64.6 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 79.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Wetteren27,071 residents Saint-Josse-ten-Noode27,003 residents Mortsel26,961 residents Puurs-Sint-Amands27,389 residents Lievegem27,502 residents Beersel26,800 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 36.6 km² in 2025. Population density was 742.9 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Flémalle?

The published population was 27,167 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	36.57 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁴Official
Foreign residents	2,051 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁵Official
Population density	742.9 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁶Official
Population	27,167 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Flémalle

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	26,402	100.0%
Born in Belgium	23,097	87.5%
Born in another EU member state	1,732	6.6%
Born in a non-EU country	1,570	5.9%
Not indicated	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

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	26,402	100.0%
Belgian nationality	24,437	92.6%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	1,410	5.3%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	533	2.0%
Not indicated	19	0.1%
Stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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	15,631	59.2%
Total — Total population	26,402	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	23,097	87.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	15,990	60.6%
Belgique — Total population	15,990	60.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	15,990	60.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	15,631	59.2%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	15,631	59.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	8,447	32.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	6,893	26.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	6,286	23.8%

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Published group	People	Share
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	5,179	19.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	5,084	19.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	4,635	17.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	3,846	14.6%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	3,305	12.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	3,210	12.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	3,148	11.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population	3,082	11.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,481	9.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	2,395	9.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	2,276	8.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	2,122	8.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	2,101	8.0%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	1,965	7.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	1,783	6.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	1,644	6.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,565	5.9%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	1,554	5.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	1,451	5.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,438	5.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,392	5.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	1,391	5.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	1,350	5.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	1,350	5.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,202	4.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	1,107	4.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	1,044	4.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	916	3.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	882	3.3%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	787	3.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	781	3.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	751	2.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	738	2.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	693	2.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	658	2.5%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	601	2.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	573	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	568	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	563	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	554	2.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	544	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	543	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	522	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	520	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	504	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	493	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	468	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	449	1.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	359	1.4%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	359	1.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	359	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	306	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	257	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	220	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	212	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	144	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	94	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	79	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	76	0.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	62	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	47	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	45	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	45	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	41	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	30	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	25	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	21	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	16	0.1%
Hors UE27 — 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**	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Is Flémalle 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–68%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–68%

Student64%strong on education, weak on housing · range 56–72%

Family48%strong on family, weak on housing · range 39–57%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Foreign residents2,051 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population27,167 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings11,678 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability99.74 %Jun 2025Official source · BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.

Unemployment rate14.67 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean9.65 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	12.51 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹²Official
Median age	41.5 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Flémalle when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Flémalle?

The published population was 27,167 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Flémalle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.1 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 Flémalle?

Police recorded about 8,190 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 Flémalle?

The unemployment rate is about 14.7 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Flémalle?

2,051 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 Flémalle a good place to live?

Flémalle 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 Flémalle?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,732 people (6.6%) 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). Flémalle, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/flemalle/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_flemalle-belgium-jobs-safety-air-quality_632c25055581,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Flémalle, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/flemalle/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
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Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 Statbel be.STAT · bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-26

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