Living in Kortessem

Residents of Kortessem numbered 8,757 at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Kortessem stood at 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2416 sources

Population8,757people31 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 rent700EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate5.72%country median 5.3% — 7% aboveOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Kortessem.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Main dwellings in Kortessem totalled 3,540 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 Go⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi⁸Official · national market
Main residence dwellings	3,540 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹²Official
Median monthly rent	700 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Kortessem a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–64%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 27–51%

Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–65%

Retirement56%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kortessem?

The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2011).

Unemployment rate: 5.72 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Kortessem is 5.7%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Kortessem 5.7%

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 2000-2022⁹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.72 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Kortessem?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,677of €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	− €700
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	€1,677

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kortessem. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Actiris — Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

Kortessem's nearest airport was LGG, 25 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.1°C in January to 19.1°C in July. Kortessem's monthly precipitation totalled 64.9 mm in January and 79.4 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Kortessem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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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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

PM2.59WHO 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 Kortessem is 9.0 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

Kortessem 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.98 · Feb 18.98 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 26.9 · May 29.82 · Jun 34.14 · Jul 40.34 · Aug 36.3 · Sep 34.31 · Oct 26.67 · Nov 19.77 · Dec 15.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -13.22 · Feb -16.51 · Mar -7.6 · Apr -4.73 · May 0.46 · Jun 4.58 · Jul 6.86 · Aug 6.94 · Sep 3.2 · Oct -4.46 · Nov -4.6 · Dec -12.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.09 · Feb 2.77 · Mar 5.76 · Apr 9.85 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.13 · Jul 19.07 · Aug 18.57 · Sep 15.13 · Oct 10.99 · Nov 6.43 · Dec 2.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.9 · Feb 59.5 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 47.5 · May 62.6 · Jun 73.9 · Jul 79.4 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 60.8 · Oct 64.6 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 79.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kortessem?

The published population was 8,757 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,757 people	31 Dec 2024	Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹¹Official

International community in Kortessem

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	8,443	100.0%
Born in Belgium	7,914	93.7%
Born in another EU member state	269	3.2%
Born in a non-EU country	259	3.1%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

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	8,443	100.0%
Belgian nationality	8,145	96.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	197	2.3%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	90	1.1%
Not indicated	11	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

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	7,263	86.0%
Total — Total population	8,443	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	7,914	93.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,319	86.7%
Belgique — Total population	7,319	86.7%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,319	86.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	7,263	86.0%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	7,263	86.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	826	9.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	606	7.2%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	529	6.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Hors UE27 — Total population	427	5.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	381	4.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	371	4.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	370	4.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	352	4.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	330	3.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	316	3.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	298	3.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	278	3.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	253	3.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	251	3.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	237	2.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	228	2.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	220	2.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	218	2.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	201	2.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	201	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	199	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	185	2.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	184	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	180	2.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	169	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	145	1.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	142	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	142	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	142	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	141	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	130	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	127	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	118	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	115	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	103	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	98	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	97	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	89	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	87	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	85	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	85	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	83	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	83	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	81	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	77	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	72	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	63	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	63	0.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	56	0.7%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	56	0.7%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	56	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	53	0.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	45	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	41	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	41	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	39	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	34	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	19	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	19	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	18	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	18	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	17	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	15	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	14	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	14	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	4	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	4	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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

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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 Kortessem?

The published population was 8,757 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Kortessem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Kortessem?

The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Kortessem?

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

Is Kortessem a good place to live?

Kortessem 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 Belgium live in Kortessem?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,914 people (93.7%) 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, October 16). Kortessem, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f6a16b4502ffe6971fe4763bcc94f979]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kortessem/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kortessem, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f6a16b4502ffe6971fe4763bcc94f979},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kortessem/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
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
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
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 2026-08-05
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
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
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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