Living in Hamont-Achel

Hamont-Achel had 14,572 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Belgium. The unemployment rate was 4.94% at the start of 2011. For Hamont-Achel, annual PM2.5 was 8.27 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 43.7 km² in 2025. Population density was 333.2 people per km² in 2026.

Less recorded crime than 76% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Hamont-Achel?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	5,987 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹¹Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	5,978 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁰Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hamont-Achel?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.94 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Hamont-Achel is 4.9%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	98.01 %	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	4.94 %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 Hamont-Achel. 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

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 Hamont-Achel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Hamont-Achel?

Police recorded about 4,104 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: 4,104 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesHamont-Achel highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,104 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 NO₂ was 9.02 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Hamont-Achel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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: 8.27 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

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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 Hamont-Achel is 8.3 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	9.02 µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the same	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	14.65 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	8.27 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 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.csv¹⁷Official · 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.csv¹⁷Official · 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.csv¹⁷Official · 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.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 69 · Feb 87.9 · Mar 139.8 · Apr 186.4 · May 214.4 · Jun 209 · Jul 213.2 · Aug 199.1 · Sep 161 · Oct 122.4 · Nov 73.4 · Dec 56.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Assenede14,626 residents Amay14,488 residents Ichtegem14,681 residents Herselt14,777 residents Beloeil14,351 residents Kuurne14,308 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hamont-Achel?

The published population was 14,572 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	43.73 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁴Official
Foreign residents	5,437 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁵Official
Population density	333.2 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁶Official
Population	14,572 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Hamont-Achel

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	14,337	100.0%
Born in Belgium	9,413	65.7%
Born in another EU member state	4,082	28.5%
Born in a non-EU country	837	5.8%
Not indicated	5	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	14,337	100.0%
Belgian nationality	9,396	65.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	4,601	32.1%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	330	2.3%
Not indicated	10	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 of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	6,806	47.5%
Total — Total population	14,337	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	9,413	65.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	6,888	48.0%
Belgique — Total population	6,888	48.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	6,888	48.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	6,806	47.5%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	6,806	47.5%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	5,882	41.0%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	4,941	34.5%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	4,924	34.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	4,274	29.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	3,985	27.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	3,781	26.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	3,464	24.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,508	17.5%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	2,101	14.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,940	13.5%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	1,897	13.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	1,580	11.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	1,306	9.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	1,228	8.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population	1,190	8.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	1,167	8.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	1,095	7.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	989	6.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	795	5.5%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	693	4.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	667	4.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	626	4.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	573	4.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	568	4.0%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	521	3.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	509	3.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	497	3.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	480	3.3%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	395	2.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	388	2.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	377	2.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	317	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	313	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	275	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	266	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	263	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	238	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	237	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	222	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	213	1.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	213	1.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	203	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	120	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	114	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	111	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	105	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	104	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	102	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	100	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	97	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	85	0.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	82	0.6%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	82	0.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	82	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	79	0.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	78	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	73	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	72	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	60	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	60	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	50	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	29	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	29	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	26	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	21	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	10	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	7	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	4	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	4	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%

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

Is Hamont-Achel 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–66%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–56%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Foreign residents5,437 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population14,572 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings5,987 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability98.01 %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 rate4.94 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean9.02 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	34.31 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹²Official
Median age	47.1 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hamont-Achel 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Hamont-Achel?

The published population was 14,572 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Hamont-Achel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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 Hamont-Achel?

Police recorded about 4,104 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 Hamont-Achel?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Hamont-Achel?

5,437 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 Hamont-Achel a good place to live?

Hamont-Achel 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 Hamont-Achel?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,082 people (28.5%) 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, September 12). Hamont-Achel, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/hamont-achel/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hamont-achel-belgium-jobs-safety-climate_e7357db14168,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hamont-Achel, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/hamont-achel/},
  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
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
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 housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
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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 KLEINEBROGEL_06479.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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