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Living in Liège

Liège had 198,102 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Belgium. For Liège, the unemployment rate was 19.8% at the start of 2011.

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

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 Liège.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Liège. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Liège recurring monthly costs, € per month€479Private kindergarten€232Utilities, 85 m² flat€47Internet, 60 Mbps€38Transport pass€33Fitness club€24Mobile plan, 10 GB€ / month

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly33.09 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v219Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited46.63 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v219Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly478.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v219Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant14.93 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v219Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.33 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo — Cost of Living in Liege (Wayback capture 20240523160459)20Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass37.57 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v219Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home231.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v219Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings96,243 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units14Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Liège?

The unemployment rate is about 19.8 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 19.83 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201121
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Liège is 19.8%. 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%1602–4123 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%1018–20Liège 19.8%6 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 availability99.87 %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 rate19.83 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201121Independent
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2011–2023
Unemployment rate in Liège by year, %11.1%14.2%17.3%20.5%2011201620182020202313.0%%

Unemployment rate fell 34.4% between 2011 and 2023, from 19.8% to 13.0%.

Public employment service

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

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Le Forem — Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools266 schools31 Oct 2025FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register5Official

Safety

How safe is Liège?

Police recorded about 17,918 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: 17,918 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202518
Recorded crime across major citiesLiège highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Liège highlighted14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi11,116Anderlecht10,154Seraing10,141Schaerbeek10,140Verviers10,075Molenbeek-Saint-Jean9,031Hasselt7,894Genk7,680Uccle6,914La Louvière6,684Woluwe-Saint-Lambertrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents17,918 offences per 100,000country median 5,13631 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202518Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport7 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Nearest airportLGG3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Distance to nearest airport9 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Public transport monthly pass37 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Eurostat3Official

Language courses and integration in Liège

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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1verified local records

Centre d'Evaluation, de Renforcement des Connaissances et d'Orientation (CERCO)

Quai du Condroz 15, 4020 Liège

+32 (0) 4 258 41 25 · admin@cercolg.be

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.48 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 12.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Liège?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 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: 6.48 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Liège average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Liège average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100656055486374798761656380JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Liège annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.5PM2.5154012.4PM10104012.3NO₂µg/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 Liège is 6.5 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/m³546–7Liège 6.583 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³837–8142 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1428–912 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³129–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean12.32 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..2024-12-319Official
PM10 — annual mean12.42 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..2024-12-3110Official
PM2.5 — annual mean6.48 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..2024-12-3111Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.6 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 5 · May 8.8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.9 · Feb 59.5 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 47.5 · May 62.6 · Jun 73.9 · Jul 79.4 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 60.8 · Oct 64.6 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 79.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv17Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Liège by year, µg/m³6.17.99.611.42014201620182020202220246.5µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 35.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 10.0 to 6.5.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities
Charleroi206,900 residentsGent272,657 residentsAnderlecht129,600 residentsSchaerbeek129,278 residentsBrugge120,283 residentsLeuven104,906 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 68.7 km² in 2025. Population density was 2,885.7 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Liège?

The published population was 198,102 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Liège residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport78.9%Foreign residents21.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents430.8 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat3Official
City area68.65 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.6Official
Foreign-resident share18.3 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat4Official
Foreign residents41,790 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.7Official
Population density2,886 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.8Official
Population198,102 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source1Official
Foreign residents over time12 published observations, 2015–2026
Foreign residents in Liège by year, residents38,31851,48764,65677,8252015201720192023202641,790residents

Foreign residents fell 36.3% between 2015 and 2026, from 65,619 to 41,790.

Foreign residents41,790 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population198,102 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Dwellings96,243 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units
Gigabit broadband availability99.87 %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 rate19.83 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
NO₂ — annual mean12.32 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 2026-08-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad29.65 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace15Official
Median age38.7 years1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age16Official

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Decision domains
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Current facts
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Liège 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 Liège?

The published population was 198,102 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Liège?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 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 Liège?

Police recorded about 17,918 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 Liège?

The unemployment rate is about 19.8 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Liège?

41,790 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

How much is public transport in Liège?

A monthly transport pass is 37.57 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2.

Is Liège a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Liège, Belgium: cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/liege/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Liège, Belgium: cost of living, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/liege/},
  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. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  5. FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
  6. Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
  7. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  8. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  9. 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
  10. 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
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  1. 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
  2. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  3. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  5. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  6. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  7. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  8. Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
  9. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
  10. Numbeo — Cost of Living in Liege (Wayback capture 20240523160459) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01
  11. 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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