Living in Herne

Herne's population was 6,825 at the end of 2024. Herne recorded annual PM2.5 of 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population6,825people31 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 rate2.47%country median 5.3% — 54% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Herne.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Main residences in Herne numbered 2,696 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	2,696 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 Herne a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–70%

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%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Herne?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (2011).

Unemployment rate: 2.47 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Herne is 2.5%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Herne 2.5%

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	2.47 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Herne?

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
Left over

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 Herne. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

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Mobility and administration

Herne's nearest airport was BRU, 37 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	37 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.5°C in January to 18.2°C in July. Herne's monthly precipitation totalled 75.5 mm in January and 76.9 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 59.1 hours in January and 203.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Herne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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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

PM2.57WHO 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 Herne is 7.0 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

Herne 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.38 · Feb 17.91 · Mar 20.78 · Apr 25.88 · May 28.61 · Jun 30.84 · Jul 36.62 · Aug 34.02 · Sep 31.32 · Oct 25.31 · Nov 19.35 · Dec 14.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -11.44 · Feb -12.83 · Mar -9.83 · Apr -4.59 · May 0.69 · Jun 3.35 · Jul 6.98 · Aug 5.96 · Sep 2.95 · Oct -4.53 · Nov -4.88 · Dec -10.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.51 · Feb 3.08 · Mar 5.88 · Apr 9.52 · May 13.1 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 18.19 · Aug 17.73 · Sep 14.69 · Oct 10.97 · Nov 6.58 · Dec 3.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 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 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Herne?

The published population was 6,825 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,825 people	31 Dec 2024	Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²Official

International community in Herne

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	6,706	100.0%
Born in Belgium	6,320	94.2%
Born in a non-EU country	221	3.3%
Born in another EU member state	160	2.4%
Not indicated	5	0.1%

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	6,706	100.0%
Belgian nationality	6,484	96.7%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	146	2.2%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	74	1.1%
Not indicated	2	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 with foreign origin	574	8.6%
Total population	6,706	100.0%
Total population — born in Belgium	6,320	94.2%
Belgian of Belgian origin — total	5,910	88.1%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	5,856	87.3%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	431	6.4%
Total population — born outside Belgium	386	5.8%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	277	4.1%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	269	4.0%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	241	3.6%
Non-Belgian — total	222	3.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	189	2.8%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	143	2.1%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	134	2.0%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	107	1.6%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	56	0.8%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	55	0.8%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	54	0.8%
Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	33	0.5%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	8	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 Herne

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Alternative cities in Belgium

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

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

Is Herne part of Brussels?

Herne is identified as a satellite of Brussels. It is about 29.1 km away by straight-line distance. Brussels city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source⁵

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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 Herne?

The published population was 6,825 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Herne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Herne?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Herne?

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

Is Herne a good place to live?

Herne 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 Herne part of Brussels?

Herne is identified as a satellite of Brussels. It is about 29.1 km away by straight-line distance.

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

The official country of birth distribution records 6,320 people (94.2%) 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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  title = {Herne, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {95b584b23eef2b19280840a059c09ff5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/herne/},
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}

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bestat.statbel.fgov.be bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-26
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
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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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
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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