Living in Lennik

Lennik is in Belgium; its population was 9,400 at the start of 2026. For Lennik, the unemployment rate was 2.49% at the start of 2011.

Lower unemployment than 97% of Belgian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 62% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Lennik.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Lennik yet. Belgium has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	3,646 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁰Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	3,637 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)⁹Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lennik?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 2.49 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Lennik is 2.5%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	97.91 %	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.²Official
Unemployment rate	2.49 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁸Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lennik. 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

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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 Lennik. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Lennik?

Police recorded about 4,519 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesLennik highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,519 incidents per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2024	www.police.be¹⁷Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.37 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 8.92 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Lennik?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 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: 7.37 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁸

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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 BelgiumAnnual PM2.5 in Lennik is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.92 µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	13.83 µg/m³country median 13.2	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.37 µg/m³country median 7.4 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁸Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 6.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 6 · May 9.2 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 10.4 · May 13.9 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 75.5 · Feb 65.1 · Mar 59.3 · Apr 46.7 · May 59.7 · Jun 70.8 · Jul 76.9 · Aug 86.5 · Sep 65.3 · Oct 67.8 · Nov 76.2 · Dec 87.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 59.1 · Feb 72.9 · Mar 125.8 · Apr 171.3 · May 198.3 · Jun 199.3 · Jul 203.2 · Aug 192.4 · Sep 154.5 · Oct 112.6 · Nov 65.8 · Dec 48.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Belgium cities

Pepinster9,381 residents Awans9,373 residents La Bruyère9,428 residents Lichtervelde9,450 residents Herenthout9,464 residents Beauraing9,474 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 31.1 km² in 2025. Population density was 302 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Lennik?

The published population was 9,400 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	31.12 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.³Official
Foreign residents	602 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁴Official
Population density	302 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁵Official
Population	9,400 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Lennik

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	9,190	100.0%
Born in Belgium	8,474	92.2%
Born in a non-EU country	423	4.6%
Born in another EU member state	289	3.1%
Not indicated	4	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	9,190	100.0%
Belgian nationality	8,707	94.7%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	341	3.7%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	131	1.4%
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	7,392	80.4%
Total — Total population	9,190	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	8,474	92.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,447	81.0%
Belgique — Total population	7,447	81.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,447	81.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	7,392	80.4%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	7,392	80.4%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,260	13.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population	982	10.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	961	10.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	838	9.1%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	716	7.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	612	6.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	588	6.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	531	5.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	493	5.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	483	5.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	408	4.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	376	4.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	370	4.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	369	4.0%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	362	3.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	353	3.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	350	3.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	299	3.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	289	3.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	286	3.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	284	3.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	282	3.1%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	268	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	257	2.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	250	2.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	245	2.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	242	2.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	236	2.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	211	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	200	2.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	188	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	186	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	175	1.9%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	173	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	163	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	144	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	144	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	141	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	124	1.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	121	1.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	121	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	120	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	108	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	107	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	82	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	82	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	82	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	80	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	67	0.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	55	0.6%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	55	0.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	55	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	47	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	46	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	46	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	41	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	36	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	35	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	32	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	24	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	21	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	20	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	15	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	13	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	9	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	3	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	1	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%

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

Is Lennik 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 52–72%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–72%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–69%

Foreign residents602 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population9,400 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings3,646 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability97.91 %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 rate2.49 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean8.92 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 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	7.75 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹¹Official
Median age	46.9 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹²Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lennik when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

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 Lennik?

The published population was 9,400 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Lennik?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 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 Lennik?

Police recorded about 4,519 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be.

What is the unemployment rate in Lennik?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Lennik?

602 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 Lennik a good place to live?

Lennik 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 Lennik?

The official country of birth distribution records 289 people (3.1%) 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). Lennik, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/lennik/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lennik-belgium-jobs-safety-air-quality_9ef15a1e703a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lennik, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/lennik/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
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
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16

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Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age 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
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station UCCLE_06447.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.police.be police.be · checked 2026-08-27
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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