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Living in Gooik

Gooik is a city in Belgium. At the end of 2024, Gooik had a population of 9,527. Gooik recorded annual PM2.5 of 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Lower unemployment than any other Belgian city that publishes it and dirtier air than 65% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Gooik.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling profile lists 3,765 main residences at the end of 2021.

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
G05 Main Residential Dwellings3,765 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)7Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gooik?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.18 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be1
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Gooik is 2.2%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–2160 cities: 2% to under 4%1602–4Gooik 2.2%123 cities: 4% to under 6%1234–670 cities: 6% to under 8%706–857 cities: 8% to under 10%578–1026 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–1220 cities: 12% to under 14%2012–1416 cities: 14% to under 16%1614–1613 cities: 16% to under 18%1316–1810 cities: 18% to under 20%1018–206 cities: 20% to under 22%620–223 cities: 22% to under 24%322–241 city: 24% to under 26%124–26

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate2.18 %country median 5.3%31 Dec 2011bestat.statbel.fgov.be1Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Gooik's nearest airport was BRU, 29 km away and offered 146 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count146 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km29 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest Major Airport IataBRU3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Climate and air quality

Gooik's monthly mean temperatures were 2.6°C in January and 18.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 75.5 mm in January and 76.9 mm in July. Gooik's average monthly sunshine was 59.1 hours in January and 203.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Gooik?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency2

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Gooik average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100766559476071778765687687JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Gooik average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522059731261711981992031921551136649JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Gooik annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Gooik is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³12–317 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³173–473 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³734–557 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³575–654 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³546–783 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³837–8142 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1428–9Gooik 8.012 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³129–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.46 · Feb 17.62 · Mar 21.19 · Apr 26.34 · May 29.13 · Jun 31.75 · Jul 38.58 · Aug 35.14 · Sep 32.96 · Oct 25.09 · Nov 19.74 · Dec 14.84 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -11.88 · Feb -13.63 · Mar -7.51 · Apr -4.39 · May 0.54 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 7.93 · Aug 6.75 · Sep 3.83 · Oct -3.95 · Nov -4.55 · Dec -11.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 2.56 · Feb 3.16 · Mar 5.91 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.39 · Jun 16.67 · Jul 18.57 · Aug 18.15 · Sep 15.03 · Oct 11.13 · Nov 6.74 · Dec 3.37 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities
Ardooie9,546 residentsBeauraing9,474 residentsHalen9,584 residentsHerenthout9,464 residentsPhilippeville9,599 residentsLichtervelde9,450 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Gooik?

The published population was 9,527 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population9,527 people31 Dec 2024Statbel (Belgian statistical office)6Official

International community in Gooik

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population9,230100.0%
Born in Belgium8,78595.2%
Born in a non-EU country2662.9%
Born in another EU member state1791.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population9,230100.0%
Belgian nationality8,92396.7%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state1952.1%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country1001.1%
Not indicated120.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Ancestry or ethnicity

All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium8,23289.2%
Total — Total population9,230100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium8,78595.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total8,27189.6%
Belgique — Total population8,27189.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total8,27189.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium8,23289.2%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium8,23289.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin6527.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium4945.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population4735.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium4454.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin3654.0%
Total — Non-Belgian — total3073.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total2843.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population2843.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium2682.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total2532.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium2512.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2482.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium2342.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium2222.4%
Pays voisin* — Total population2022.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1771.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium1671.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1581.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin1531.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium1411.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1361.5%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium1351.5%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin1341.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1311.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total1311.4%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1241.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium1201.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium1171.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total1151.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium1141.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1121.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total1081.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1001.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total961.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total941.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium941.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total941.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total941.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium931.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium921.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium911.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium830.9%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total680.7%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium670.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium590.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium570.6%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium570.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total450.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium390.4%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium390.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium390.4%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total310.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium310.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium290.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium260.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium170.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium170.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium160.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium160.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium140.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total140.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium110.1%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium110.1%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium100.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total70.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium60.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium50.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium40.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Is Gooik 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–70%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Family62%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–74%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–64%
Population9,527 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statbel (Belgian statistical office)
Unemployment rate2.18 %31 Dec 2011Official source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gooik 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Gooik?

The published population was 9,527 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Gooik?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Gooik?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

Is Gooik a good place to live?

Gooik 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 Gooik?

The official country of birth distribution records 179 people (1.9%) 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 14). Gooik, Belgium: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/gooik/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gooik-belgium-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_aba801d9157e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gooik, Belgium: jobs, air quality, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/gooik/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. bestat.statbel.fgov.be bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-26
  2. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  4. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  5. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  6. Statbel (Belgian statistical office) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-05
  7. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  9. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  10. Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
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  1. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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