Living in Knokke-Heist
In Knokke-Heist, the median rent tenants pay is €1,050 a month (2025).
For Knokke-Heist, annual PM2.5 was 8.25 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 61.7 km² in 2025. Population density was 521.1 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 5.4% at the start of 2011. Knokke-Heist, a city in Belgium, had a population of 32,163 at the start of 2026.
More recorded crime than 94% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of Belgian cities that publish it.
Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Knokke-Heist?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 59.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Internet Go15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Mobile Maxi16Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 62 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn12Official |
| Dwellings | 17,042 dwellings | 1 Jan 2021 | Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units21Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 17,032 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)19Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,050 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official |
Is Knokke-Heist 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Knokke-Heist?
The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201131
Knokke-Heist 5.4%
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 2000-202217Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.3 % | 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 2000-202218Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 %country median 5.3% — about the same | 1 Jan 2011 | Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201131Independent |
What does a salary buy in Knokke-Heist?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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 | − €1,050 |
| 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 | €1,265 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Knokke-Heist. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Actiris — Public employment service
Le Forem — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Knokke-Heist. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Knokke-Heist?
Police recorded about 9,272 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: 9,272 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202526
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 9,272 offences per 100,000country median 5,167 | 31 Dec 2025 | Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202526Independent |
Mobility and administration
Climate and air quality
Annual NO₂ was 12.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in Knokke-Heist?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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: 8.25 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Knokke-Heist 8.3
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 12.43 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..2024-12-319Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14.19 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..2024-12-3110Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.25 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..2024-12-3111Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 12.74 · Feb 13 · Mar 15.84 · Apr 20.2 · May 21.25 · Jun 24.78 · Jul 30.52 · Aug 28.27 · Sep 24.88 · Oct 21.73 · Nov 16.98 · Dec 13.64 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -2.71 · Feb -4.02 · Mar -4.16 · Apr 1.04 · May 5.76 · Jun 9.23 · Jul 12.91 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 9.85 · Oct 5.21 · Nov 0.67 · Dec -2.7 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.48 · Feb 5.14 · Mar 6.41 · Apr 9.13 · May 12.22 · Jun 15.24 · Jul 17.59 · Aug 18.18 · Sep 16.41 · Oct 13.36 · Nov 9.72 · Dec 6.72 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 58.9 · Feb 52.8 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 35 · May 49.4 · Jun 62 · Jul 72.4 · Aug 81.8 · Sep 73.6 · Oct 73.8 · Nov 78.9 · Dec 75.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 31.3% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 8.2.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Knokke-Heist?
The published population was 32,163 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source2
By nationality
National passport90.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 61.72 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.6Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.59 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statbel (Statistics Belgium)20Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,144 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.7Official |
| Population density | 521.1 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.8Official |
| Population | 32,163 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Belgium official denominator source2Official |
International community in Knokke-Heist
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 | 33,086 | 100.0% |
| Born in Belgium | 29,244 | 88.4% |
| Born in another EU member state | 2,110 | 6.4% |
| Born in a non-EU country | 1,723 | 5.2% |
| Not indicated | 9 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source25
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 | 33,086 | 100.0% |
| Belgian nationality | 30,289 | 91.5% |
| Foreign nationality: other EU member state | 2,086 | 6.3% |
| Foreign nationality: non-EU country | 694 | 2.1% |
| Not indicated | 15 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23
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 | 2,649 | 8.0% |
| Total population | 33,086 | 100.0% |
| Total population — born in Belgium | 29,244 | 88.4% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — total | 27,640 | 83.5% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium | 27,167 | 82.1% |
| Total population — born outside Belgium | 3,842 | 11.6% |
| Non-Belgian — total | 2,797 | 8.5% |
| Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium | 2,423 | 7.3% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium | 1,703 | 5.1% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total | 1,349 | 4.1% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total | 1,089 | 3.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium | 1,022 | 3.1% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium | 946 | 2.9% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium | 872 | 2.6% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium | 477 | 1.4% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium | 473 | 1.4% |
| Non-Belgian — born in Belgium | 374 | 1.1% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total | 211 | 0.6% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium | 204 | 0.6% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium | 67 | 0.2% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium | 7 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Knokke-Heist
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.
Damme as a Knokke-Heist alternative in the same region
10 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,118 Damme vs 9,272 Knokke-Heist−66%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Damme vs 5.4% Knokke-Heist−46%
- Foreign residents: 4.6% Damme vs 9.6% Knokke-Heist−52%
- Residents: 11,321 Damme vs 32,163 Knokke-Heist−65%
- Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Damme vs 8.2 µg/m³ Knokke-Heist+9%
- Nearest airport: 29.0 km Damme vs 32.0 km Knokke-Heist−9%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Damme vs €3,711 Knokke-Heistsame level
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert as a Knokke-Heist alternative in the same country
97 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 40.3% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 9.6% Knokke-Heist+320%
- Unemployment: 9.4% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 5.4% Knokke-Heist+74%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,684 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 9,272 Knokke-Heist−28%
- Residents: 60,979 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 32,163 Knokke-Heist+90%
- Nearest airport: 7.0 km Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 32.0 km Knokke-Heist−78%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs €3,711 Knokke-Heist+17%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 8.2 µg/m³ Knokke-Heist−6%
Cities near Knokke-Heist
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
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- 750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
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- 850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Alternative cities in Belgium
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Knokke-Heist 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 guideSchool 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; Knokke-Heist's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Knokke-Heist?
The published population was 32,163 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Knokke-Heist?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.2 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 Knokke-Heist?
Police recorded about 9,272 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 Knokke-Heist?
The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.
What is the typical salary around Knokke-Heist?
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 Knokke-Heist?
3,144 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..
Is Knokke-Heist a good place to live?
Knokke-Heist 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.
Which cities are near Knokke-Heist?
Heist, Damme, Uitkerke, Blankenberge, Sluis are near Knokke-Heist. 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 Knokke-Heist?
The official country of birth distribution records 29,244 people (88.4%) 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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