Living in Meerhout

In Meerhout, the median rent tenants pay is €850 a month (2025).

The city covered 36.5 km² in 2025. Population density was 283.7 people per km² in 2026. Annual NO₂ was 9.96 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. For Meerhout, annual PM2.5 was 8.71 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The population of Meerhout, in Belgium, was 10,365 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2434 sources

Population10,365people1 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 rent850EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate5.01%country median 5.3% — 6% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime3,917offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 24% belowIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8.71µg/m³country median 7.4 — 18% aboveOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Less recorded crime than 81% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 89% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Meerhout.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 Go¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁴Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	62 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn¹¹Official
Dwellings	4,418 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	4,413 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁷Official
Median monthly rent	850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Meerhout 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%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–52%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–60%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.01% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Meerhout?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 5.01 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁷

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Meerhout is 5.0%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

160

123

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

Meerhout 5.0%

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 2000-2022¹⁵Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	97.9 %	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 2000-2022¹⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.01 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Meerhout?

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

Left over each month€1,465of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left 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.	€2,487
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31	− €850
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	€1,465

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Meerhout. 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

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 Meerhout. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Meerhout?

Police recorded 3,917 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: 3,917 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesMeerhout 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

Meerhout3,917

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,917 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁴Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	OBL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Meerhout?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 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: 8.71 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

PM2.58.7WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015.2WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10WHO 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 Meerhout is 8.7 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

Meerhout 8.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9.96 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	15.22 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	8.71 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

8.3

10.3

12.4

14.4

8.720152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.8% between 2015 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.7.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Meerhout?

The published population was 10,365 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	36.54 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	5.63 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	599 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	283.7 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	10,365 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Meerhout

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	10,279	100.0%
Born in Belgium	9,589	93.3%
Born in a non-EU country	374	3.6%
Born in another EU member state	314	3.1%
Not indicated	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

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	10,279	100.0%
Belgian nationality	9,780	95.1%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	319	3.1%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	162	1.6%
Not indicated	18	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

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	9,087	88.4%
Total — Total population	10,279	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	9,589	93.3%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	9,125	88.8%
Belgique — Total population	9,125	88.8%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	9,125	88.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	9,087	88.4%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	9,087	88.4%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	690	6.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	655	6.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population	527	5.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Non-Belgian — total	499	4.9%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	433	4.2%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	430	4.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	389	3.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	353	3.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	323	3.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	309	3.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	254	2.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	243	2.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	238	2.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	222	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	218	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	218	2.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	209	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	206	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	202	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	193	1.9%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	187	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	183	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	176	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	174	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	160	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	157	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	153	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	149	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	137	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	123	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	121	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	117	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	115	1.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	114	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	105	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	101	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	83	0.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	78	0.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	76	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	74	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	69	0.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	69	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	65	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	61	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	59	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	59	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	57	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	55	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	50	0.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	38	0.4%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	38	0.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	38	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	32	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	30	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	30	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	29	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	26	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	26	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	25	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	20	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	18	0.2%
*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%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	11	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	6	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	6	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	4	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	6.69 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²⁰Official
Median age	46 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Meerhout

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.

Laakdal as a Meerhout alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 17,032 Laakdal vs 10,365 Meerhout+64%
Unemployment: 4.6% Laakdal vs 5.0% Meerhout−9%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,634 Laakdal vs 3,917 Meerhout−7%
Annual PM2.5: 8.3 µg/m³ Laakdal vs 8.7 µg/m³ Meerhout−5%
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Laakdal vs €3,711 Meerhoutsame level

Full comparison More about Laakdal

Roeselare as a Meerhout alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 137 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 13.5% Roeselare vs 5.6% Meerhout+139%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 Roeselare vs 3,917 Meerhoutno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Meerhoutsame level

Full comparison More about Roeselare

Cities near Meerhout

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

Mol 6.4 km away

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

Geel 6.9 km away

Rent: 725 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Laakdal 6.9 km away

Rent: 820 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Balen 7.8 km away

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

Westerlo 12.2 km away

Rent: 830 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Dessel 12.2 km away

Rent: 885 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

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Bertem10,394 residents Avelgem10,426 residents Holsbeek10,283 residents Wielsbeke10,282 residents Oudenburg10,449 residents Hooglede10,248 residents

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

The published population was 10,365 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Meerhout?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.7 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 Meerhout?

Police recorded 3,917 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 Meerhout?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Meerhout?

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 Meerhout?

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

Is Meerhout a good place to live?

Meerhout 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 Meerhout?

Mol, Geel, Laakdal, Vorst, Balen are near Meerhout. 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 Meerhout?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,589 people (93.3%) 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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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
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
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 — Q386732 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q464454 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q465710 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q475931 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q723651 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q725122 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q846207 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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