Living in Lummen

In Lummen, the median rent tenants pay is €910 a month (2025).

For Lummen, the unemployment rate was 4.28% at the start of 2011. Lummen had a population of 15,452 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2435 sources

Population15,452people1 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 rent910EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate4.28%country median 5.3% — 20% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime6,808offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 32% aboveIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8.45µg/m³country median 7.4 — 14% 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 65% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 77% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 78% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Lummen.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 Go¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁵Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	62 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn¹¹Official
Dwellings	6,336 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units²⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	6,328 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Median monthly rent	910 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Lummen 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 safety · range 53–69%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 30–50%

Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–57%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lummen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.28 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Lummen is 4.3%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

160

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

Lummen 4.3%

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 2000-2022¹⁶Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	97.98 %	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 2000-2022¹⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.28 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁹Independent

What does a salary buy in Lummen?

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

Left over each month€1,405of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Transport
Internet
Mobile
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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	− €910
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	€1,405

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lummen. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Lummen?

Police recorded about 6,808 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: 6,808 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesLummen 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

Lummen6,808

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,808 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁵Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	43 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.45 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 9.14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Lummen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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: 8.45 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

PM2.58.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014.9WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9.1WHO 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 Lummen is 8.5 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

Lummen 8.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9.14 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..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	14.88 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	8.45 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 13.13 · Feb 18.19 · Mar 21.41 · Apr 26.66 · May 29.55 · Jun 32.57 · Jul 39.34 · Aug 35.71 · Sep 33.7 · Oct 25.47 · Nov 19.78 · Dec 14.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -12.94 · Feb -15.11 · Mar -7.76 · Apr -4.56 · May 0.42 · Jun 4.05 · Jul 7.33 · Aug 6.46 · Sep 3.34 · Oct -4.47 · Nov -4.68 · Dec -12.13 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.27 · Feb 2.91 · Mar 5.81 · Apr 9.78 · May 13.55 · Jun 16.86 · Jul 18.73 · Aug 18.24 · Sep 14.97 · Oct 10.99 · Nov 6.52 · Dec 3.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official

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

8.0

10.2

12.3

14.4

8.520152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 35.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.5.

Population and city profile

The city covered 53.7 km² in 2025. Population density was 287.7 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Lummen?

The published population was 15,452 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	53.7 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	4.36 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	685 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	287.7 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	15,452 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Lummen

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	15,086	100.0%
Born in Belgium	14,089	93.4%
Born in another EU member state	547	3.6%
Born in a non-EU country	449	3.0%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

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	15,086	100.0%
Belgian nationality	14,451	95.8%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	489	3.2%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	131	0.9%
Not indicated	15	0.1%

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

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	13,034	86.4%
Total — Total population	15,086	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	14,089	93.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	13,146	87.1%
Belgique — Total population	13,146	87.1%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	13,146	87.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	13,034	86.4%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	13,034	86.4%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,305	8.7%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	997	6.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	969	6.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Hors UE27 — Total population	831	5.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	681	4.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	664	4.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	635	4.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	590	3.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	549	3.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	526	3.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	510	3.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	441	2.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	428	2.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	416	2.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	390	2.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	374	2.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	369	2.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	351	2.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	336	2.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	330	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	318	2.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	309	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	307	2.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	272	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	267	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	265	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	263	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	248	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	244	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	241	1.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	192	1.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	189	1.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	188	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	188	1.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	187	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	182	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	167	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	165	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	161	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	153	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	149	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	148	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	146	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	142	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	142	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	140	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	128	0.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	112	0.7%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	112	0.7%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	112	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	93	0.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	86	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	68	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	65	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	60	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	51	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	42	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	29	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	28	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	25	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	23	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	19	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	17	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	16	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	11	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	11	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent 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, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	4	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
Hors UE27 — 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, 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 source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	6.6 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²¹Official
Median age	46 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Lummen

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.

Halen as a Lummen alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,873 Halen vs 6,808 Lummen−28%
Unemployment: 4.9% Halen vs 4.3% Lummen+15%
Residents: 9,584 Halen vs 15,452 Lummen−38%
Foreign residents: 5.2% Halen vs 4.4% Lummen+20%
Nearest airport: 42.0 km Halen vs 43.0 km Lummensame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.5 µg/m³ Halen vs 8.5 µg/m³ Lummensame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Halen vs €3,711 Lummensame level

Full comparison More about Halen

Jette as a Lummen alternative in the same country

63 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 26.8% Jette vs 4.4% Lummen+514%
Unemployment: 14.9% Jette vs 4.3% Lummen+247%
Residents: 54,330 Jette vs 15,452 Lummen+252%
Nearest airport: 11.0 km Jette vs 43.0 km Lummen−74%
Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Jette vs €3,711 Lummen+17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,221 Jette vs 6,808 Lummen+6%
Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Jette vs 8.5 µg/m³ Lummen−8%

Full comparison More about Jette

Cities near Lummen

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

Herk-de-Stad 5.3 km away

Rent: 850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Beringen 5.7 km away

Rent: 840 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Halen 7.2 km away

Rent: 850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Heusden-Zolder 9.4 km away

Rent: 875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Diest 10.4 km away

Rent: 800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Zonhoven 11.5 km away

Rent: 925 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Waremme15,427 residents Berlare15,480 residents Tremelo15,372 residents Dison15,346 residents Rumst15,569 residents Strombeek-Bever15,298 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lummen 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; Lummen'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 Lummen?

The published population was 15,452 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Lummen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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 Lummen?

Police recorded about 6,808 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 Lummen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Lummen?

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 Lummen?

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

Is Lummen a good place to live?

Lummen 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 Lummen?

Herk-de-Stad, Beringen, Paal, Halen, Heusden are near Lummen. 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 Lummen?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,089 people (93.4%) 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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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
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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
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 — Q133769 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q242407 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q319792 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q329628 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q461436 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q743236 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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