Living in Galmaarden

Galmaarden's population was 8,931 at the end of 2024. Galmaarden recorded annual PM2.5 of 2.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2416 sources

Population8,931people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statbel (Belgian statistical office)

Median gross salary (region)3,711EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent945EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate2.31%country median 5.3% — 57% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

PM2.5, annual mean2.9µg/m³country median 7.4 — 61% belowOfficial source · IRCEL/CELINE (Belgian Interregional Environment Agency)

Lower unemployment than 98% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Belgian city that publishes it.

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

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 Galmaarden.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling profile lists 3,582 main residences at the end of 2021.

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 Go⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi⁹Official · national market
Main residence dwellings	3,582 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹³Official
Median monthly rent	945 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Galmaarden a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–78%

Student33%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 21–45%

Family62%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–74%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Galmaarden?

The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (2011).

Unemployment rate: 2.31 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Galmaarden is 2.3%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Galmaarden 2.3%

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 2000-2022¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.31 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Galmaarden?

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

Left over each month€1,432of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
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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	− €945
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	€1,432

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Galmaarden. 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

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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 Galmaarden. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Galmaarden's nearest airport was BRU, 40 km away and offered 146 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	146 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	40 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 2.9°C in January and 18.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Galmaarden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 2.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: IRCEL/CELINE (Belgian Interregional Environment Agency)³

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

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

PM2.52.9WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Galmaarden is 2.9 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Galmaarden 2.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.9 µg/m³country median 7.4	31 Dec 2024	IRCEL/CELINE (Belgian Interregional Environment Agency)³Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.65 · Feb 17.38 · Mar 20.89 · Apr 26.05 · May 28.53 · Jun 31.21 · Jul 36.43 · Aug 33.35 · Sep 31.18 · Oct 24.82 · Nov 19.2 · Dec 14.76 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -10.83 · Feb -12.18 · Mar -7.1 · Apr -4.17 · May 0.6 · Jun 4.7 · Jul 8.03 · Aug 7.22 · Sep 3.77 · Oct -2.95 · Nov -4.32 · Dec -10.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.91 · Feb 3.41 · Mar 5.99 · Apr 9.57 · May 13.14 · Jun 16.32 · Jul 18.17 · Aug 17.82 · Sep 14.93 · Oct 11.22 · Nov 6.97 · Dec 3.69 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Galmaarden?

The published population was 8,931 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,931 people	31 Dec 2024	Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²Official

International community in Galmaarden

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	8,814	100.0%
Born in Belgium	8,429	95.6%
Born in a non-EU country	211	2.4%
Born in another EU member state	174	2.0%

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	8,814	100.0%
Belgian nationality	8,585	97.4%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	163	1.8%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	61	0.7%
Not indicated	5	0.1%

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 with foreign origin	618	7.0%
Total population	8,814	100.0%
Total population — born in Belgium	8,429	95.6%
Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,967	90.4%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	7,925	89.9%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	466	5.3%
Total population — born outside Belgium	385	4.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	269	3.1%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	256	2.9%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	253	2.9%
Non-Belgian — total	229	2.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	191	2.2%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	152	1.7%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	138	1.6%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	115	1.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	96	1.1%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	95	1.1%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	42	0.5%
Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	38	0.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	13	0.1%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Galmaarden

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Alternative cities in Belgium

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Merksplas8,974 residents Koekelare8,886 residents Gullegem8,986 residents Heusden8,846 residents Jalhay8,833 residents Dentergem8,824 residents

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

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

Is Galmaarden part of Brussels?

Galmaarden is identified as a satellite of Brussels. It is about 30.3 km away by straight-line distance. Brussels 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 Galmaarden?

The published population was 8,931 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Galmaarden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 2.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: IRCEL/CELINE (Belgian Interregional Environment Agency).

What is the unemployment rate in Galmaarden?

The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Galmaarden?

The median gross salary is 3,711 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

Is Galmaarden a good place to live?

Galmaarden 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 Galmaarden part of Brussels?

Galmaarden is identified as a satellite of Brussels. It is about 30.3 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in Born in Belgium live in Galmaarden?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,429 people (95.6%) 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, October 16). Galmaarden, Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dca106d6a8b1bf670cc0794c309c8346]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/galmaarden/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Galmaarden, Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {dca106d6a8b1bf670cc0794c309c8346},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/galmaarden/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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bestat.statbel.fgov.be bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-26
IRCEL/CELINE (Belgian Interregional Environment Agency) ftp.irceline.be · checked 2026-08-07
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23

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Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
Statbel (Belgian statistical office) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-05
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
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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