Living in Kuurne

In Kuurne, the median rent tenants pay is €750 a month (2025).

The city covered 10.1 km² in 2025. Population density was 1,414.9 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.47% at the start of 2011. For Kuurne, annual PM2.5 was 8.91 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. At the start of 2026, Kuurne had a population of 14,308.

Last checked 2026-09-2434 sources

Population14,308people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)3,711EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent750EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate3.47%country median 5.3% — 35% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime4,557offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 12% belowIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8.91µg/m³country median 7.4 — 20% aboveOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Lower unemployment than 79% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 61% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 96% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Kuurne.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€62

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 Go¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁴Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	62 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn¹¹Official
Dwellings	5,856 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	5,846 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁷Official
Median monthly rent	750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Kuurne 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–52%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kuurne?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 3.47 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁷

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Kuurne is 3.5%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

160

123

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Kuurne 3.5%

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 2000-2022¹⁵Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	97.67 %	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 2000-2022¹⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.47 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Kuurne?

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

Left over each month€1,565of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Transport
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	− €750
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	€1,565

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kuurne Salary needed to live in Kuurne

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

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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 Kuurne. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Kuurne?

Police recorded about 4,557 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: 4,557 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesKuurne highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104

Liège17,918

Charleroi14,026

Leuven12,730

Ghent12,110

Anderlecht11,116

Schaerbeek10,141

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075

Hasselt9,031

Namur8,912

Brugge8,780

Kuurne4,557

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,557 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁴Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	KJK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	6 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 12.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Kuurne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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: 8.91 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁰

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

PM2.58.9WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015.9WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12.8WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Kuurne is 8.9 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

142

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Kuurne 8.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12.81 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..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	15.91 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..2024-12-31⁹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.91 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..2024-12-31¹⁰Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.6 · Feb 16.81 · Mar 20.49 · Apr 24.85 · May 27.62 · Jun 29.85 · Jul 35.58 · Aug 32.16 · Sep 29.67 · Oct 24.67 · Nov 18.7 · Dec 14.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -9.43 · Feb -10.64 · Mar -6.41 · Apr -3.91 · May 1.28 · Jun 4.9 · Jul 8.35 · Aug 8.36 · Sep 4.54 · Oct -1.77 · Nov -3.84 · Dec -8.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.44 · Feb 3.79 · Mar 6.11 · Apr 9.43 · May 12.84 · Jun 15.92 · Jul 17.85 · Aug 17.67 · Sep 15 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 7.41 · Dec 4.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

8.4

10.8

13.1

15.5

8.920152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 15.0 to 8.9.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kuurne?

The published population was 14,308 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	10.11 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	6.48 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	910 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	1,415 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	14,308 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Kuurne

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	13,794	100.0%
Born in Belgium	12,581	91.2%
Born in a non-EU country	912	6.6%
Born in another EU member state	299	2.2%
Not indicated	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

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	13,794	100.0%
Belgian nationality	13,045	94.6%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	402	2.9%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	327	2.4%
Not indicated	20	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

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	11,671	84.6%
Total — Total population	13,794	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	12,581	91.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	11,730	85.0%
Belgique — Total population	11,730	85.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	11,730	85.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	11,671	84.6%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	11,671	84.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population	1,514	11.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,315	9.5%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,213	8.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,031	7.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	886	6.4%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	794	5.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	749	5.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	705	5.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	633	4.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	628	4.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	618	4.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	557	4.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	521	3.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	499	3.6%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	483	3.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	474	3.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	461	3.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	412	3.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	322	2.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	307	2.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	301	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	288	2.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	281	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	272	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	266	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	249	1.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	206	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	201	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	200	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	180	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	168	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	165	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	157	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	141	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	141	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	140	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	134	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	134	1.0%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	116	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	101	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	100	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	84	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	81	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	80	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	71	0.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	59	0.4%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	59	0.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	59	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	57	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	51	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	41	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	39	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	37	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	36	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	27	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	24	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	24	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	21	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	20	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	15	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	14	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	12	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	9	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	9	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	7	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	6	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	6	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	8.78 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²⁰Official
Median age	42 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Kuurne

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.

Lendelede as a Kuurne alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,746 Lendelede vs 4,557 Kuurne−40%
Residents: 5,863 Lendelede vs 14,308 Kuurne−59%
Unemployment: 2.9% Lendelede vs 3.5% Kuurne−16%
Foreign residents: 4.8% Lendelede vs 6.5% Kuurne−26%
Nearest airport: 8.0 km Lendelede vs 6.0 km Kuurne+33%
Annual PM2.5: 8.6 µg/m³ Lendelede vs 8.9 µg/m³ Kuurne−3%
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Lendelede vs €3,711 Kuurnesame level

Full comparison More about Lendelede

Sint-Niklaas as a Kuurne alternative in the same country

67 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 13.4% Sint-Niklaas vs 6.5% Kuurne+106%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,185 Sint-Niklaas vs 4,557 Kuurneno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Sint-Niklaas vs €3,711 Kuurnesame level

Full comparison More about Sint-Niklaas

Cities near Kuurne

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Harelbeke 2.0 km away

Rent: 750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Deerlijk 4.7 km away

Rent: 825 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Lendelede 5.1 km away

Rent: 730 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Zwevegem 6.7 km away

Rent: 725 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Oostrozebeke 7.9 km away

Rent: 745 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Ingelmunster 8.0 km away

Rent: 750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

Other cities in Belgium to compare with Kuurne, nearest in population first.

All Belgium cities

Beloeil14,351 residents Leuze-en-Hainaut14,217 residents Lasne14,151 residents Oosterzele14,150 residents Amay14,488 residents Knokke14,118 residents

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

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

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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 Kuurne?

The published population was 14,308 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Kuurne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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 Kuurne?

Police recorded about 4,557 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 Kuurne?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Kuurne?

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 Kuurne?

910 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Kuurne a good place to live?

Kuurne 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 Kuurne?

Harelbeke, Deerlijk, Beveren-Leie, Lendelede, Desselgem are near Kuurne. 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 Kuurne?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,581 people (91.2%) 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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  title = {Kuurne, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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
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

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Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn delijn.be · checked 2026-09-19
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
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
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, 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
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q244513 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q478797 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q696887 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q731501 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q822748 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q822771 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q822777 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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