Living in Houffalize

Population density was 32.2 people per km² in 2026. The foreign population count was 373 at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 7.57% at the start of 2011. Houffalize, a city in Belgium, had a population of 5,385 at the start of 2026. For Houffalize, foreign-born residents accounted for 9.68% of the population at the start of 2021. The city covered 167.4 km² in 2025.

Higher unemployment than 66% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 70% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Belgian city that publishes it.

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

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 Houffalize.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	2,292 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁵Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	2,289 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁴Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Houffalize?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 7.57 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Houffalize is 7.6%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	98.93 %	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	7.57 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²²Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Houffalize. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	11 schools	31 Oct 2025	FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register³Official

Safety

How safe is Houffalize?

Police recorded about 6,314 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: 6,314 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²¹

Recorded crime across major citiesHouffalize highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,314 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²¹Independent

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.58 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 3.03 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Houffalize?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.58 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹³

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

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 Houffalize is 3.6 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	3.03 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..2024-12-31¹¹Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.37 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..2024-12-31¹²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.58 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..2024-12-31¹³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 13.2 · May 17.3 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 18 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 3.2 · May 7 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 11.4 · Sep 8.4 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 8.4 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 74.9 · Feb 61 · Mar 59.7 · Apr 48.3 · May 68.2 · Jun 70.5 · Jul 64.9 · Aug 80.6 · Sep 63.7 · Oct 67.5 · Nov 69.7 · Dec 90.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Libin5,391 residents Ohey5,396 residents Comblain-au-Pont5,403 residents Rumes5,351 residents Gouvy5,423 residents Havelange5,444 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Houffalize?

The published population was 5,385 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	167.4 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁸Official
Foreign residents	373 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁹Official
Population density	32.17 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.¹⁰Official
Population	5,385 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Houffalize

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	5,236	100.0%
Born in Belgium	4,728	90.3%
Born in another EU member state	294	5.6%
Born in a non-EU country	213	4.1%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

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	5,236	100.0%
Belgian nationality	4,927	94.1%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	218	4.2%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	87	1.7%
Not indicated	4	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

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	4,281	81.8%
Total — Total population	5,236	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	4,728	90.3%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,391	83.9%
Belgique — Total population	4,391	83.9%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,391	83.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,281	81.8%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	4,281	81.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	536	10.2%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	508	9.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	408	7.8%

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Published group	People	Share
*Pays voisin — Total population**	325	6.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	310	5.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	309	5.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	294	5.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population	292	5.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	270	5.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	228	4.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	202	3.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	190	3.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	182	3.5%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	168	3.2%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	165	3.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	157	3.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	152	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	152	2.9%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	150	2.9%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	143	2.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	137	2.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	129	2.5%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	128	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	127	2.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	125	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	121	2.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	119	2.3%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	110	2.1%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	110	2.1%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	110	2.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	110	2.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	103	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	102	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	98	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	90	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	84	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	81	1.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	80	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	78	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	76	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	76	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	75	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	73	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	61	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	47	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	45	0.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	39	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	36	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	34	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	32	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	31	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	26	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	26	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	25	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	23	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	21	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	18	0.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	16	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	15	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	15	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	14	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	10	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	6	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	6	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	5	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	4	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	4	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	1	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%

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

Is Houffalize 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 housing · range 49–69%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–65%

Student55%strong on education, weak on housing · range 47–63%

Family43%strong on family, weak on housing · range 34–52%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–70%

Foreign residents373 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population5,385 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings2,292 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability98.93 %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 rate7.57 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean3.03 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	9.68 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁶Official
Median age	41.8 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Houffalize 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 Houffalize?

The published population was 5,385 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Houffalize?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. 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 Houffalize?

Police recorded about 6,314 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 Houffalize?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Houffalize?

373 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 Houffalize a good place to live?

Houffalize 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 Houffalize?

The official country of birth distribution records 294 people (5.6%) 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). Houffalize, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/houffalize/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_houffalize-belgium-jobs-safety-climate_6401e3c42ae0,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Houffalize, 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/houffalize/},
  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
FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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

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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
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
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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