Living in Heist-op-den-Berg

In Heist-op-den-Berg, the median rent tenants pay is €850 a month (2025).

Heist-op-den-Berg is in Belgium; its population was 44,991 at the start of 2026. Foreign-born residents accounted for 5.43% of the population at the start of 2021. The city covered 86.7 km² in 2025. Population density was 519.1 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2435 sources

Population44,991people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

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

Median rent850EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate4.61%country median 5.3% — 14% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime5,543offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 7% aboveIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8.9µg/m³country median 7.4 — 20% aboveOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Heist-op-den-Berg?

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€62

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
Monthly transport pass	62 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn¹¹Official
Dwellings	18,611 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	18,602 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁷Official
Median monthly rent	850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Heist-op-den-Berg a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student41%strong on cost, weak on education · range 31–51%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–58%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.61% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Heist-op-den-Berg?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.61 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Heist-op-den-Berg is 4.6%. 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

Heist-op-den-Berg 4.6%

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 2000-2022¹⁵Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	97.62 %	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)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.61 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁹Independent

What does a salary buy in Heist-op-den-Berg?

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

Left over each month€1,465of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Transport
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	− €850
Public transport pass€62 · official · Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn · 2026-09-30	− €62
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30	− €50
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,465

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Public employment service

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

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Safety

How safe is Heist-op-den-Berg?

Police recorded about 5,543 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: 5,543 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesHeist-op-den-Berg 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

Heist-op-den-Berg5,543

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,543 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
Nearest airport	OBL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Heist-op-den-Berg?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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..2024-12-31¹⁰

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

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

0°

7°1°

8°1°

11°3°

15°5°

19°9°

22°12°

24°14°

20°11°

15°7°

10°4°

7°2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.58.9WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015.6WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10.6WHO 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 Heist-op-den-Berg is 8.9 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

Heist-op-den-Berg 8.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10.59 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	15.62 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	8.9 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 6.6 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ANTWERPENDEURNE_06450.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 1 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.1 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ANTWERPENDEURNE_06450.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 10.2 · May 14 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ANTWERPENDEURNE_06450.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68.3 · Feb 59.9 · Mar 54 · Apr 41.5 · May 58.4 · Jun 73.1 · Jul 78.5 · Aug 83.8 · Sep 70 · Oct 66.3 · Nov 75.7 · Dec 89 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ANTWERPENDEURNE_06450.csv²⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

8.5

10.5

12.4

14.4

8.920152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 31.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.9.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Heist-op-den-Berg?

The published population was 44,991 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	86.67 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	4.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	2,074 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	519.1 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	44,991 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Heist-op-den-Berg

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	43,096	100.0%
Born in Belgium	40,732	94.5%
Born in a non-EU country	1,330	3.1%
Born in another EU member state	1,012	2.3%
Not indicated	22	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	43,096	100.0%
Belgian nationality	41,584	96.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	925	2.1%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	557	1.3%
Not indicated	25	0.1%
Stateless	5	0.0%

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	38,999	90.5%
Total — Total population	43,096	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	40,732	94.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	39,229	91.0%
Belgique — Total population	39,229	91.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	39,229	91.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	38,999	90.5%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	38,999	90.5%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	2,364	5.5%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,355	5.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population	1,938	4.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,542	3.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	1,512	3.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,331	3.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,321	3.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,140	2.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	1,103	2.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	1,024	2.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	996	2.3%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	968	2.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	961	2.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	813	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	798	1.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	779	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	738	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	729	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	609	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	607	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	602	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	599	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	590	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	583	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	538	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	536	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	523	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	474	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	425	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	419	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	411	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	406	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	401	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	385	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	369	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	352	0.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	324	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	309	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	290	0.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	230	0.5%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	230	0.5%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	230	0.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	228	0.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	222	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	208	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	194	0.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	191	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	189	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	182	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	180	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	157	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	148	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	135	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	127	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	95	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	81	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	76	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	69	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	62	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	62	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	60	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	28	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	23	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	23	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	22	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	20	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	13	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	10	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
*Pays voisin — 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 source²²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	5.43 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²⁰Official
Median age	46 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Heist-op-den-Berg

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.

Berlaar as a Heist-op-den-Berg alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,205 Berlaar vs 5,543 Heist-op-den-Berg−24%
Foreign residents: 6.8% Berlaar vs 4.7% Heist-op-den-Berg+44%
Residents: 12,151 Berlaar vs 44,991 Heist-op-den-Berg−73%
Nearest airport: 16.0 km Berlaar vs 22.0 km Heist-op-den-Berg−27%
Unemployment: 4.4% Berlaar vs 4.6% Heist-op-den-Berg−5%
Annual PM2.5: 8.9 µg/m³ Berlaar vs 8.9 µg/m³ Heist-op-den-Bergsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Berlaar vs €3,711 Heist-op-den-Bergsame level

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Roeselare as a Heist-op-den-Berg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 112 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 13.5% Roeselare vs 4.7% Heist-op-den-Berg+186%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 Roeselare vs 5,543 Heist-op-den-Bergno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Heist-op-den-Bergsame level

Full comparison More about Roeselare

Cities near Heist-op-den-Berg

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

Mechelen Commuting Zone · 18.2 km away

Rent: 900 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Leuven Commuting Zone · 22.0 km away

Rent: 625 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Hulshout 4.2 km away

Rent: 877.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Berlaar 6.8 km away

Rent: 870 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Herenthout 7.3 km away

Rent: 825 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Putte 7.3 km away

Rent: 890 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Begijnendijk 7.5 km away

Rent: 950 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Heist-op-den-Berg 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; Heist-op-den-Berg's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Heist-op-den-Berg part of Mechelen?

Heist-op-den-Berg is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Mechelen 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 Heist-op-den-Berg?

The published population was 44,991 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Heist-op-den-Berg?

How safe is Heist-op-den-Berg?

Police recorded about 5,543 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 Heist-op-den-Berg?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Heist-op-den-Berg?

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

How many foreign residents live in Heist-op-den-Berg?

2,074 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Heist-op-den-Berg a good place to live?

Heist-op-den-Berg 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 Heist-op-den-Berg part of Mechelen?

Heist-op-den-Berg is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Heist-op-den-Berg?

Mechelen, Leuven, Hulshout, Beerzel, Berlaar are near Heist-op-den-Berg. 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 Heist-op-den-Berg?

The official country of birth distribution records 40,732 people (94.5%) 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). Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 25554702d1ac5c8a8105efc1d991a8fe]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/heist-op-den-berg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_heist-op-den-berg-belgium-population-rent-salary-jobs_1528a13747d3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {25554702d1ac5c8a8105efc1d991a8fe},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/heist-op-den-berg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/heist-op-den-berg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 25554702d1ac5c8a8105efc1d991a8fe; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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