Living in Moerbeke

The population of Moerbeke totalled 6,758 at the end of 2024. Moerbeke recorded annual PM2.5 of 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2416 sources

Population6,758people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statbel (Belgian statistical office)

Median gross salary (region)3,711EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent800EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate3.86%country median 5.3% — 28% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 71% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 97% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Moerbeke.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The count of main residential dwellings reached 2,799 at the end of 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

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 Go⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi⁹Official · national market
Main residence dwellings	2,799 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹³Official
Median monthly rent	800 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Moerbeke a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–68%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Student36%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 24–48%

Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 46–70%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Moerbeke?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (2011).

Unemployment rate: 3.86 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Moerbeke is 3.9%. 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

Moerbeke 3.9%

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 2000-2022¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.86 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Moerbeke?

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

Left over each month€1,577of €2,487 take-home

Rent
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	− €800
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	€1,577

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Moerbeke. 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 Moerbeke. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Moerbeke's nearest airport was ANR, 37 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	37 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ANR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.9°C in January to 18.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Moerbeke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Moerbeke is 9.0 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

Moerbeke 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.65 · Feb 17.38 · Mar 20.89 · Apr 26.05 · May 28.53 · Jun 31.21 · Jul 36.43 · Aug 33.35 · Sep 31.18 · Oct 24.82 · Nov 19.2 · Dec 14.76 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -10.83 · Feb -12.18 · Mar -7.1 · Apr -4.17 · May 0.6 · Jun 4.7 · Jul 8.03 · Aug 7.22 · Sep 3.77 · Oct -2.95 · Nov -4.32 · Dec -10.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.91 · Feb 3.41 · Mar 5.99 · Apr 9.57 · May 13.14 · Jun 16.32 · Jul 18.17 · Aug 17.82 · Sep 14.93 · Oct 11.22 · Nov 6.97 · Dec 3.69 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Moerbeke?

The published population was 6,758 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	6,758 people	31 Dec 2024	Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²Official

International community in Moerbeke

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	6,619	100.0%
Born in Belgium	6,206	93.8%
Born in another EU member state	280	4.2%
Born in a non-EU country	133	2.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

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	6,619	100.0%
Belgian nationality	6,340	95.8%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	232	3.5%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	46	0.7%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

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

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	5,746	86.8%
Total — Total population	6,619	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	6,206	93.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	5,818	87.9%
Belgique — Total population	5,818	87.9%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	5,818	87.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	5,746	86.8%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	5,746	86.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	522	7.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	428	6.5%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	413	6.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	411	6.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	297	4.5%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	291	4.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	284	4.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	282	4.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	279	4.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	254	3.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	230	3.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population	214	3.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	196	3.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	187	2.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	180	2.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	170	2.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	159	2.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	144	2.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	137	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	112	1.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	111	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	108	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	107	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	102	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	98	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	95	1.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	92	1.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	88	1.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	83	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	83	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	79	1.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	72	1.1%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	72	1.1%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	72	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	67	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	64	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	64	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	62	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	61	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	56	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	56	0.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	49	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	49	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	45	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	44	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	41	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	40	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	37	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	34	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	31	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	30	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	27	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	24	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	23	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	21	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	18	0.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	15	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	15	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	12	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	12	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	11	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	9	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	9	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	9	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	9	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	9	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	4	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	4	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%
*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 source¹⁵

Alternatives for people set on Moerbeke

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Moerbeke 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; Moerbeke's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Moerbeke part of Ghent?

Moerbeke is in the published commuting zone of Ghent; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Ghent city profile

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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 Moerbeke?

The published population was 6,758 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Moerbeke?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Moerbeke?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Moerbeke?

The median gross salary is 3,711 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

Is Moerbeke a good place to live?

Moerbeke 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 Moerbeke part of Ghent?

Moerbeke is in the published commuting zone of Ghent; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Born in Belgium live in Moerbeke?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,206 people (93.8%) 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, October 16). Moerbeke, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5fa37c21d5d99859324eda6f60656ac0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/moerbeke/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_moerbeke-belgium-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_daff53ab0164,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Moerbeke, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5fa37c21d5d99859324eda6f60656ac0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/moerbeke/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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bestat.statbel.fgov.be bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-26
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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

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Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
Statbel (Belgian statistical office) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-05
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
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