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Kruibeke's population was 17,072 at the end of 2024. Kruibeke recorded annual PM2.5 of 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population17,072people31 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 rent870EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50
Unemployment rate4.31%country median 5.3% — 19% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be
Recorded crime5,929incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 — 15% aboveOfficial source · Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025
PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 64% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 61% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other Belgian city that publishes it.

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

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

Housing and cost

Main residences in Kruibeke numbered 6,974 at the end of 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kruibeke recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited59.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Internet Go8Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Mobile Maxi9Official · national market
Main residence dwellings6,974 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)13Official
Median monthly rent870 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official · parent municipality

Is Kruibeke 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%
Student34%strong on cost, weak on education · range 23–45%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–58%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kruibeke?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.31 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be2
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Kruibeke is 4.3%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,028 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202210Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,711 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202211Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.31 %country median 5.3%31 Dec 2011bestat.statbel.fgov.be2Official

What does a salary buy in Kruibeke?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,711 (Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,507of €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− €870
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€1,507
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kruibeke Salary needed to live in Kruibeke

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kruibeke. 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 Kruibeke. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Kruibeke?

Police recorded about 5,929 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 202517

Recorded crime across major citiesKruibeke highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kruibeke highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104
Liège17,918
Ixelles14,236
Charleroi14,026
Leuven12,730
Ghent12,110
Anderlecht11,116
Schaerbeek10,141
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075
Hasselt9,031
Namur8,912
Brugge8,780
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,929 incidents per 100,000country median 5,16731 Dec 2025Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 202517Official

Mobility and administration

Kruibeke's nearest airport was ANR, 11 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)ANR3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 2.6°C in January and 18.6°C in July. Kruibeke's monthly precipitation totalled 68.3 mm in January and 78.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Kruibeke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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
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 BelgiumOf 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.46 · Feb 17.62 · Mar 21.19 · Apr 26.34 · May 29.13 · Jun 31.75 · Jul 38.58 · Aug 35.14 · Sep 32.96 · Oct 25.09 · Nov 19.74 · Dec 14.84 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -11.88 · Feb -13.63 · Mar -7.51 · Apr -4.39 · May 0.54 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 7.93 · Aug 6.75 · Sep 3.83 · Oct -3.95 · Nov -4.55 · Dec -11.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 2.56 · Feb 3.16 · Mar 5.91 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.39 · Jun 16.67 · Jul 18.57 · Aug 18.15 · Sep 15.03 · Oct 11.13 · Nov 6.74 · Dec 3.37 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 68.3 · Feb 59.9 · Mar 54 · Apr 41.5 · May 58.4 · Jun 73.1 · Jul 78.5 · Aug 83.8 · Sep 70 · Oct 66.3 · Nov 75.7 · Dec 89 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kruibeke?

The published population was 17,072 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population17,072 people31 Dec 2024Statbel (Belgian statistical office)12Official

International community in Kruibeke

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 population16,785100.0%
Born in Belgium15,49592.3%
Born in a non-EU country8244.9%
Born in another EU member state4632.8%
Not indicated30.0%

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

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 population16,785100.0%
Belgian nationality15,96395.1%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state4562.7%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country3542.1%
Not indicated100.1%
Stateless20.0%

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

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 Belgium14,14584.3%
Total — Total population16,785100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium15,49592.3%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total14,27085.0%
Belgique — Total population14,27085.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total14,27085.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium14,14584.3%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium14,14584.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin1,69310.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population1,4638.7%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium1,2907.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1,2217.3%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin1,0856.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — total8224.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total7904.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium7694.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium7124.2%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium6944.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium6934.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total6013.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total5923.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium5813.5%
Pays voisin* — Total population5433.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population5093.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium4722.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium4492.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total3782.3%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium3732.2%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin3702.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium3642.2%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium3642.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium3412.0%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium3372.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium3211.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total3021.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium2991.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium2921.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total2711.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total2701.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium2691.6%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total2631.6%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium2571.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin2381.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium2281.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2261.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total2231.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium2171.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium2151.3%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium1791.1%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total1731.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1721.0%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1460.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium1290.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1250.7%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium1250.7%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1250.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1150.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1100.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1090.6%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total880.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium660.4%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium630.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium600.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium570.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium500.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium450.3%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium330.2%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium270.2%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium250.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium200.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total190.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium170.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium130.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total130.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium80.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium60.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium60.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium30.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium20.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Kruibeke

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.

Alternative cities in Belgium

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How does Kruibeke compare?

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

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Kruibeke part of Brussels?

Kruibeke is near Brussels, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 32.3 km away by straight-line distance. Brussels city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source4

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Kruibeke?

The published population was 17,072 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Kruibeke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.

How safe is Kruibeke?

Police recorded about 5,929 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Kruibeke?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Kruibeke?

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

Is Kruibeke a good place to live?

Kruibeke 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.

Is Kruibeke part of Brussels?

Kruibeke is near Brussels, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 32.3 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in Born in Belgium live in Kruibeke?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,495 people (92.3%) 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). Kruibeke, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e4d25b155c3ddbe46bfbcac393f0685d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kruibeke/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kruibeke, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e4d25b155c3ddbe46bfbcac393f0685d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kruibeke/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  3. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  4. gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
  5. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
  9. Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
  10. Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
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  1. Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Statbel (Belgian statistical office) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-05
  3. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  5. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  6. Statbel, Belgian statistical office country of birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
  7. Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025 police.be · checked 2026-10-05
  8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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