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Living in Kasterlee

Kasterlee had 19,835 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Belgium. Population density was 274.5 people per km² in 2026. Annual PM2.5 was 8.46 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. For Kasterlee, annual NO₂ was 10.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 72.3 km² in 2025.

Lower unemployment than 69% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 88% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 78% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings8,002 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings7,994 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)11Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.93% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Kasterlee?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.93 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201120
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Kasterlee is 3.9%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–2160 cities: 2% to under 4%1602–4Kasterlee 3.9%123 cities: 4% to under 6%1234–670 cities: 6% to under 8%706–857 cities: 8% to under 10%578–1026 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–1220 cities: 12% to under 14%2012–1416 cities: 14% to under 16%1614–1613 cities: 16% to under 18%1316–1810 cities: 18% to under 20%1018–206 cities: 20% to under 22%620–223 cities: 22% to under 24%322–241 city: 24% to under 26%124–26

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.64 %Jun 2025BIPT/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 rate3.93 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201120Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kasterlee. 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

Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

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

Safety

How safe is Kasterlee?

Police recorded about 3,595 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: 3,595 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202519
Recorded crime across major citiesKasterlee highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kasterlee highlighted14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi11,116Anderlecht10,154Seraing10,141Schaerbeek10,075Molenbeek-Saint-Jean9,031Hasselt7,894Genk7,680Uccle6,914La Louvière6,684Woluwe-Saint-Lambert3,595Kasterleerecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,595 offences per 100,000country median 5,13631 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202519Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportOBL3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Distance to nearest airport15 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kasterlee?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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: 8.46 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Kasterlee annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.5PM2.5154014.8PM10104010.1NO₂µg/m³

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 Kasterlee is 8.5 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³12–317 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³173–473 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³734–557 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³575–654 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³546–783 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³837–8142 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1428–9Kasterlee 8.512 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³129–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10.11 µg/m³country median 9.031 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-317Official
PM10 — annual mean14.81 µg/m³country median 13.231 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-318Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.46 µg/m³country median 7.431 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.13 · Feb 18.19 · Mar 21.41 · Apr 26.66 · May 29.55 · Jun 32.57 · Jul 39.34 · Aug 35.71 · Sep 33.7 · Oct 25.47 · Nov 19.78 · Dec 14.98 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -12.94 · Feb -15.11 · Mar -7.76 · Apr -4.56 · May 0.42 · Jun 4.05 · Jul 7.33 · Aug 6.46 · Sep 3.34 · Oct -4.47 · Nov -4.68 · Dec -12.13 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.27 · Feb 2.91 · Mar 5.81 · Apr 9.78 · May 13.55 · Jun 16.86 · Jul 18.73 · Aug 18.24 · Sep 14.97 · Oct 10.99 · Nov 6.52 · Dec 3.11 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Kasterlee by year, µg/m³8.010.212.314.4201520172019202120248.5µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 39.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.5.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Kasterlee?

The published population was 19,835 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Kasterlee residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.8%Foreign residents 6.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area72.27 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.4Official
Foreign-resident share6.07 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)12Official
Foreign residents1,233 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.5Official
Population density274.5 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.6Official
Population19,835 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source1Official

International community in Kasterlee

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population19,052100.0%
Born in Belgium17,72293.0%
Born in another EU member state7103.7%
Born in a non-EU country6203.3%

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

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population19,052100.0%
Belgian nationality18,05194.7%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state7343.9%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country2431.3%
Not indicated240.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Ancestry or ethnicity

All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium16,73987.9%
Total — Total population19,052100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium17,72293.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total16,84388.4%
Belgique — Total population16,84388.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total16,84388.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium16,73987.9%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium16,73987.9%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium1,3307.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin1,2086.3%
Pays voisin* — Total population1,0425.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Non-Belgian — total1,0015.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium8914.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium8734.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population7854.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total6113.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium5873.1%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium5612.9%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin5552.9%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin5232.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total5082.7%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium5052.7%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total4872.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium4822.5%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium4812.5%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium4312.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total3922.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium3822.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population3822.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium3351.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium3101.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium3031.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total2941.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium2801.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium2631.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total2621.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total2521.3%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium2431.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2391.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium2301.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2211.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1981.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1550.8%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1550.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1420.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin1300.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium1190.6%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1160.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium1100.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1040.5%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium1040.5%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1040.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total890.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium880.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium880.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium740.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total740.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium640.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total640.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium630.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total590.3%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium560.3%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium500.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium420.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium410.2%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium390.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium310.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium240.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium230.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium180.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium130.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium100.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total80.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium70.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium70.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total70.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%

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

Is Kasterlee 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–65%
Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–59%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–62%
Foreign residents1,233 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population19,835 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Dwellings8,002 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units
Gigabit broadband availability97.64 %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 rate3.93 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
NO₂ — annual mean10.11 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad6.98 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace14Official
Median age46.5 years1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kasterlee 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 Kasterlee?

The published population was 19,835 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Kasterlee?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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 Kasterlee?

Police recorded about 3,595 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 Kasterlee?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Kasterlee?

1,233 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 Kasterlee a good place to live?

Kasterlee 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 Kasterlee?

The official country of birth distribution records 710 people (3.7%) 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). Kasterlee, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kasterlee/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kasterlee, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Belgium official denominator source statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-14
  2. 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
  3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
  5. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  6. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
  2. Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  4. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  5. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  6. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  7. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  8. Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
  9. Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
  10. 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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