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Living in Mons

Annual NO₂ was 10.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Mons had a population of 97,745 at the start of 2026. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 was 6.82 µg/m³. The city covered 147.6 km² in 2025. Population density was 662.4 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1921 sources

Population97,745people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Unemployment rate17.12%country median 5.3% — 221% aboveIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
Recorded crime11,628offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 125% aboveIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025
PM2.5, annual mean6.82µg/m³country median 7.4 — 8% belowOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

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

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 Mons.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Mons recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited59.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Internet Go15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Mobile Maxi16Official · national market
Dwellings45,249 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units17Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 17.1% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Mons?

The unemployment rate is about 17.1 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 17.12 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201121
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Mons is 17.1%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99.59 %Jun 2025BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.2Official
Unemployment rate17.12 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201121Independent
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2011–2023

Unemployment rate fell 38.0% between 2011 and 2023, from 17.1% to 10.6%.

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

Actiris Brussels 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 Mons. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools120 schools31 Oct 2025FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register5Official

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; Mons's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Mons?

Police recorded about 11,628 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: 11,628 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202520
Recorded crime across major citiesMons highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Mons highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104
Liège17,918
Ixelles14,236
Charleroi14,026
Leuven12,730
Ghent12,110
Anderlecht11,116
Schaerbeek10,141
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075
Hasselt9,031
Namur8,912
Brugge8,780
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents11,628 offences per 100,000country median 5,16731 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202520Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport83 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Nearest airportCRL3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Distance to nearest airport36 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Public transport monthly pass37 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Eurostat3Official

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Mons?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 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: 6.82 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3112
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Mons is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean10.77 µg/m³country median 9.031 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110Official
PM10 — annual mean11.96 µg/m³country median 13.131 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111Official
PM2.5 — annual mean6.82 µg/m³country median 7.431 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3112Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.38 · Feb 17.91 · Mar 20.78 · Apr 25.88 · May 28.61 · Jun 30.84 · Jul 36.62 · Aug 34.02 · Sep 31.32 · Oct 25.31 · Nov 19.35 · Dec 14.62 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -11.44 · Feb -12.83 · Mar -9.83 · Apr -4.59 · May 0.69 · Jun 3.35 · Jul 6.98 · Aug 5.96 · Sep 2.95 · Oct -4.53 · Nov -4.88 · Dec -10.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.51 · Feb 3.08 · Mar 5.88 · Apr 9.52 · May 13.1 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 18.19 · Aug 17.73 · Sep 14.69 · Oct 10.97 · Nov 6.58 · Dec 3.24 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 38.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 6.8.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mons?

The published population was 97,745 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents529 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat3Official
City area147.6 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.7Official
Foreign-resident share14.9 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat4Official
Foreign residents17,302 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.8Official
Population density662.4 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.9Official
Population97,745 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source1Official
Foreign residents over time12 published observations, 2015–2026

Foreign residents rose 17.9% between 2015 and 2026, from 14,674 to 17,302.

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad21.31 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace18Official
Median age40.9 years1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age19Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mons 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.

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean98,411 residentsAalst92,131 residentsLeuven104,906 residentsHasselt90,914 residentsMechelen89,655 residentsIxelles89,162 residents

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Mons?

The published population was 97,745 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Mons?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 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 Mons?

Police recorded about 11,628 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 Mons?

The unemployment rate is about 17.1 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Mons?

17,302 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Mons a good place to live?

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

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Mons, Belgium: population, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 99137e419b770de747770b973e7bb404]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/mons/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_mons-belgium-population-cost-of-living-jobs-safety_f431ecc5d77b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mons, Belgium: population, cost of living, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {99137e419b770de747770b973e7bb404},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/mons/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Belgium official denominator source statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-14
  2. BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator. bipt-data.be · checked 2026-07-15
  3. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  5. FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
  6. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
  8. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  9. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  10. 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
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  4. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  5. Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
  6. Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
  7. Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  8. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  9. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  10. Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
  11. Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 Statbel be.STAT · bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-26

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