Living in Hoogstraten

Hoogstraten is a city in Belgium. The unemployment rate was 3.02% at the start of 2011. Hoogstraten had a population of 22,525 at the start of 2026.

Lower unemployment than 89% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 64% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 88% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Hoogstraten.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	8,854 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁴Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	8,847 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹²Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hoogstraten?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 3.02 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²¹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Hoogstraten is 3.0%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	97.46 %	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	3.02 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²¹Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hoogstraten. 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

Job Search

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

Open the Belgium service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hoogstraten. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Hoogstraten?

Police recorded about 6,047 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: 6,047 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesHoogstraten highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,047 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁰Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	OBL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	15 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.67 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Hoogstraten?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 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: 8.67 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁰

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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 Hoogstraten is 8.7 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	10.44 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	15.41 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..2024-12-31⁹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.67 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
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 13.47 · Feb 17.3 · Mar 21.24 · Apr 26.69 · May 29.79 · Jun 33.35 · Jul 37.89 · Aug 34.73 · Sep 32.51 · Oct 25.39 · Nov 19.77 · Dec 14.34 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -12.38 · Feb -16.09 · Mar -8.1 · Apr -4.37 · May 1.08 · Jun 4.62 · Jul 8.38 · Aug 7.29 · Sep 3.84 · Oct -3.39 · Nov -4.51 · Dec -11.86 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 3.07 · Mar 5.84 · Apr 9.82 · May 13.59 · Jun 16.92 · Jul 18.87 · Aug 18.45 · Sep 15.25 · Oct 11.16 · Nov 6.76 · Dec 3.38 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68 · Feb 63.1 · Mar 54.8 · Apr 42.5 · May 59.8 · Jun 66.5 · Jul 81.4 · Aug 71.6 · Sep 65.4 · Oct 69.9 · Nov 74.2 · Dec 81.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

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

Annual PM2.5 fell 38.1% between 2015 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.7.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Koekelberg22,578 residents Bornem22,333 residents Eeklo22,911 residents Rixensart22,973 residents Zonhoven22,030 residents Fleurus23,037 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 105.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 213.7 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Hoogstraten?

The published population was 22,525 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	105.4 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	31.49 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹³Official
Foreign residents	7,178 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	213.7 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	22,525 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Hoogstraten

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	21,560	100.0%
Born in Belgium	15,394	71.4%
Born in another EU member state	5,298	24.6%
Born in a non-EU country	861	4.0%
Not indicated	7	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

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	21,560	100.0%
Belgian nationality	15,350	71.2%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	5,878	27.3%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	327	1.5%
Not indicated	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

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	12,096	56.1%
Total — Total population	21,560	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	15,394	71.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	12,280	57.0%
Belgique — Total population	12,280	57.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	12,280	57.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	12,096	56.1%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	12,096	56.1%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	6,504	30.2%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	6,210	28.8%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	6,166	28.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	5,327	24.7%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	4,117	19.1%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	3,867	17.9%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	3,574	16.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	3,070	14.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	2,637	12.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	2,415	11.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	2,387	11.1%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	2,094	9.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	2,013	9.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	1,753	8.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	1,712	7.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	1,654	7.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	1,609	7.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,581	7.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	1,516	7.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,424	6.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	1,131	5.2%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	883	4.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population	763	3.5%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	655	3.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	653	3.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	584	2.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	547	2.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	543	2.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	534	2.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	459	2.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	432	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	382	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	381	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	329	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	301	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	293	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	288	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	249	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	229	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	229	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	205	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	199	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	194	0.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	186	0.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	184	0.9%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	184	0.9%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	184	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	177	0.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	177	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	157	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	154	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	144	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	125	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	119	0.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	99	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	93	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	93	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	89	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	75	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	52	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	51	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	50	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	49	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	40	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	38	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	21	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	20	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	9	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	6	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	4	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
UE27 (excl. 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 source¹⁸

Is Hoogstraten 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 employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–62%

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

Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Foreign residents7,178 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population22,525 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings8,854 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability97.46 %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 rate3.02 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean10.44 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	28.57 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁵Official
Median age	43.3 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hoogstraten 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.

Open the official coverage guide

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 Hoogstraten?

The published population was 22,525 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Hoogstraten?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 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 Hoogstraten?

Police recorded about 6,047 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 Hoogstraten?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Hoogstraten?

7,178 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 Hoogstraten a good place to live?

Hoogstraten 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 Hoogstraten?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,298 people (24.6%) 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, September 12). Hoogstraten, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/hoogstraten/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hoogstraten-belgium-jobs-safety-climate_329ab2504d8b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hoogstraten, 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/hoogstraten/},
  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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
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
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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