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Living in Lendelede

Lendelede is a city in Belgium. Foreign-born residents accounted for 4.79% of the population at the start of 2021. Its population was 5,863 at the start of 2026. The city covered 13.3 km² in 2025. Population density was 441.9 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.92% at the start of 2011. The foreign population count was 288 at the start of 2026.

Lower unemployment than 91% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 87% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Lendelede yet. Belgium has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings2,446 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings2,442 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)11Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lendelede?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.92 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201120
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Lendelede is 2.9%. 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%1602–4Lendelede 2.9%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 availability98.82 %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 rate2.92 %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 Lendelede. 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 Lendelede. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Lendelede?

Police recorded 2,746 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: 2,746 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202519
Recorded crime across major citiesLendelede highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lendelede highlighted14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi11,116Anderlecht10,154Seraing10,141Schaerbeek10,075Molenbeek-Saint-Jean9,031Hasselt7,894Genk7,680Uccle6,914La Louvière6,684Woluwe-Saint-Lambert2,746Lendelederecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,746 offences per 100,000country median 5,13631 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202519Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportKJK3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Distance to nearest airport8 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.64 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Lendelede?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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: 8.64 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
Lendelede annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.6PM2.5154015.3PM10104010.4NO₂µg/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 Lendelede is 8.6 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/m³1428–9Lendelede 8.612 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³129–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10.39 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 mean15.34 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 mean8.64 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 13.6 · 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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Average temperature by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Lendelede by year, µg/m³8.011.214.417.7201520172019202120248.6µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 49.2% between 2015 and 2024, from 17.0 to 8.6.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Lendelede?

The published population was 5,863 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Lendelede residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport95.1%Foreign residents 4.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area13.27 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.4Official
Foreign-resident share4.8 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)12Official
Foreign residents288 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.5Official
Population density441.9 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.6Official
Population5,863 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source1Official

International community in Lendelede

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 population5,766100.0%
Born in Belgium5,48895.2%
Born in another EU member state1542.7%
Born in a non-EU country1222.1%
Not indicated20.0%

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 population5,766100.0%
Belgian nationality5,57496.7%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state1362.4%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country551.0%
Not indicated10.0%

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 Belgium5,32592.4%
Total — Total population5,766100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium5,48895.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total5,35392.8%
Belgique — Total population5,35392.8%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total5,35392.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium5,32592.4%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium5,32592.4%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium2784.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin2213.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population1923.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Non-Belgian — total1923.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1793.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1502.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin1312.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population1282.2%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium1162.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1071.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium1061.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1041.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total1031.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium971.7%
Pays voisin* — Total population931.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total881.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium761.3%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium731.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium711.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total671.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium671.2%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin651.1%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium651.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total611.1%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium611.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium581.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium581.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium571.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total551.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium530.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium400.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total400.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium280.5%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium280.5%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total280.5%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium280.5%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium280.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total260.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium250.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin250.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total240.4%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium240.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium230.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium220.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium210.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium160.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium130.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total120.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total120.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium110.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium100.2%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total90.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium90.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium80.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium70.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium60.1%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium40.1%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium40.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium40.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium30.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium30.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium20.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium20.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium10.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total10.0%
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%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium10.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total10.0%

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

Is Lendelede 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–71%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–67%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–64%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–63%
Foreign residents288 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population5,863 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Dwellings2,446 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units
Gigabit broadband availability98.82 %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 rate2.92 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
NO₂ — annual mean10.39 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 abroad4.79 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace14Official
Median age45.3 years1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lendelede 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 Lendelede?

The published population was 5,863 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Lendelede?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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 Lendelede?

Police recorded 2,746 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 Lendelede?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Lendelede?

288 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 Lendelede a good place to live?

Lendelede 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 Lendelede?

The official country of birth distribution records 154 people (2.7%) 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). Lendelede, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/lendelede/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lendelede-belgium-jobs-safety-climate_ab1704690572,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lendelede, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/lendelede/},
  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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