Living in Manage
In Manage, the median rent tenants pay is €609 a month (2025).
The foreign population count was 3,041 at the start of 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.8% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 17.2% at the start of 2011. Manage had a population of 24,249 at the start of 2026.
Higher unemployment than 95% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 84% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 63% of Belgian cities that publish it.
Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Manage?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 59.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Internet Go13Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Mobile Maxi14Official · national market |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 9,693 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)17Official |
| Median monthly rent | 609 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official |
Is Manage 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Manage?
The unemployment rate is about 17.2 % (January 2011).
- Unemployment rate: 17.16 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201128
Manage 17.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,794 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202215Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.78 % | 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) | 3,540 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202216Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 17.16 %country median 5.3% | 1 Jan 2011 | Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201128Independent |
What does a salary buy in Manage?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,412 |
| Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31 | − €609 |
| Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,693 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Manage. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Actiris — Public employment service
Le Forem — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Manage. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Manage?
Police recorded about 7,501 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: 7,501 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202523
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,501 offences per 100,000country median 5,167 | 31 Dec 2025 | Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202523Independent |
Mobility and administration
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 6.44 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in Manage?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.4 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: 6.44 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Manage 6.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 10.89 µg/m³country median 9.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-318Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 11.72 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 | 6.44 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 |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 5.6 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 6.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEROIGOSSELIES_06449.csv22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0.6 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEROIGOSSELIES_06449.csv22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 3.1 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 11 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEROIGOSSELIES_06449.csv22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 78.7 · Feb 68.7 · Mar 64 · Apr 48.2 · May 65.7 · Jun 75.6 · Jul 76.1 · Aug 84.1 · Sep 63.5 · Oct 67.2 · Nov 74.9 · Dec 97.5 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEROIGOSSELIES_06449.csv22Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 41.4% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 6.4.
Population and city profile
The city covered 19.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 1,248 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Manage?
The published population was 24,249 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source2
By nationality
National passport87.5%Foreign residents12.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 19.43 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.5Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 12.6 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statbel (Statistics Belgium)18Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,041 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.6Official |
| Population density | 1,248 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.7Official |
| Population | 24,249 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Belgium official denominator source2Official |
International community in Manage
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 | 23,547 | 100.0% |
| Born in Belgium | 19,986 | 84.9% |
| Born in another EU member state | 1,927 | 8.2% |
| Born in a non-EU country | 1,634 | 6.9% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21
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 | 23,547 | 100.0% |
| Belgian nationality | 20,562 | 87.3% |
| Foreign nationality: other EU member state | 2,350 | 10.0% |
| Foreign nationality: non-EU country | 627 | 2.7% |
| Not indicated | 8 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19
Ancestry or ethnicity
All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total Belgian with foreign origin | 7,569 | 32.1% |
| Total population | 23,547 | 100.0% |
| Total population — born in Belgium | 19,986 | 84.9% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — total | 12,993 | 55.2% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium | 12,797 | 54.3% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium | 6,219 | 26.4% |
| Total population — born outside Belgium | 3,561 | 15.1% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total | 3,293 | 14.0% |
| Non-Belgian — total | 2,985 | 12.7% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total | 2,698 | 11.5% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium | 2,649 | 11.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium | 2,015 | 8.6% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium | 2,011 | 8.5% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total | 1,578 | 6.7% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium | 1,559 | 6.6% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium | 1,350 | 5.7% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium | 1,282 | 5.4% |
| Non-Belgian — born in Belgium | 970 | 4.1% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium | 196 | 0.8% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium | 49 | 0.2% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium | 19 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Alternatives for people set on Manage
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.
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert as a Manage alternative in the same region
41 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 40.3% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 12.6% Manage+220%
- Residents: 60,979 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 24,249 Manage+151%
- Unemployment: 9.4% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 17.2% Manage−45%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs €3,540 Manage+23%
- Nearest airport: 7.0 km Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 16.0 km Manage−56%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 6.4 µg/m³ Manage+21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,684 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 7,501 Manage−11%
Lokeren as a Manage alternative in the same country
69 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Unemployment: 5.3% Lokeren vs 17.2% Manage−69%
- Residents: 50,897 Lokeren vs 24,249 Manage+110%
- Foreign residents: 8.7% Lokeren vs 12.6% Manage−31%
- Nearest airport: 21.0 km Lokeren vs 16.0 km Manage+31%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Lokeren vs €3,540 Manage+5%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,285 Lokeren vs 7,501 Managesame level
Cities near Manage
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Belgium
Other cities in Belgium to compare with Manage, nearest in population first.
How does Manage compare?
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Manage in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Manage 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 guideSchool 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; Manage's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Manage part of La Louvière?
Manage is in the published commuting zone of La Louvière; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. La Louvière city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Manage?
The published population was 24,249 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Manage?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.4 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 Manage?
Police recorded about 7,501 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 Manage?
The unemployment rate is about 17.2 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.
What is the typical salary around Manage?
The median gross salary is 3,540 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.
How many foreign residents live in Manage?
3,041 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..
Is Manage a good place to live?
Manage 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.
Is Manage part of La Louvière?
Manage is in the published commuting zone of La Louvière; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Manage?
La Louvière, Fayt-lez-Manage, Seneffe, Morlanwelz-Mariemont, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont are near Manage. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Born in another EU member state live in Manage?
The official country of birth distribution records 1,927 people (8.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Manage, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c09b6ecbc12f34ccd40bea441b25ba19]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/manage/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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