Living in Namur

Namur had 115,457 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Belgium. Foreign-born residents accounted for 16.7% of the population at the start of 2021. The city covered 175.9 km² in 2025. Population density was 656.3 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 12% at the start of 2011.

Last checked 2026-09-1922 sources

Population115,457people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Average net rent2.04EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2001Official source · Eurostat

Unemployment rate11.99%country median 5.3% — 125% aboveIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime8,912offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 72% aboveIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.86µg/m³country median 7.4 — 21% belowOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Higher unemployment than 86% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 93% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 68% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Namur.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Namur?

Average net cold rent is 2.04 EUR/m² per month (2001), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 2.04 EUR/m²/month · Eurostat³

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€249

Utilities, 85 m² flat€118

Transport pass€56

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€42

Fitness club€23

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Transport pass, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	23.22 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	41.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	248.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	14.93 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁶Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	56.03 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	117.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	49,716 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	2.04 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2001	Eurostat³Official

Is Namur a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%

Student76%strong on education, weak on safety · range 69–83%

Family58%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–66%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 122 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 2.04 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2001

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Namur?

The unemployment rate is about 12 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 11.99 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Namur is 12.0%. 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

Namur 12.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	99.72 %	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.²Official
Unemployment rate	11.99 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²²Independent

Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2011–2023

8.3%

9.8%

11.3%

12.8%

9.3%20112016201820202023

Unemployment rate fell 22.4% between 2011 and 2023, from 12.0% to 9.3%.

What does a salary buy in Namur?

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

Left over each month€2,108of €2,496 take-home

Rent
Utilities
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.	€2,496
Rent, 60 m²€2.04/m² · official · Eurostat · 2001-12-31	− €122
Public transport pass€56 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €56
Utilities, 85 m²€118 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €118
Internet€42 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €42
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30	− €50
Left over	€2,108

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	145 schools	31 Oct 2025	FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register⁶Official

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; Namur's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Namur?

Police recorded about 8,912 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: 8,912 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesNamur highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,912 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁰Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	83 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	CRL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Public transport monthly pass	37 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.86 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 9.86 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Namur?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 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: 5.86 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹³

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

PM2.55.9WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9.9WHO 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 Namur is 5.9 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

Namur 5.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9.86 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..2024-12-31¹¹Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.82 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..2024-12-31¹²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.86 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..2024-12-31¹³Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.71 · Feb 17.68 · Mar 20.37 · Apr 25.62 · May 28.11 · Jun 32.65 · Jul 39.38 · Aug 35.68 · Sep 33.67 · Oct 25.05 · Nov 18.6 · Dec 14.38 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -12.9 · Feb -16.21 · Mar -9.61 · Apr -4.81 · May -0.41 · Jun 3.6 · Jul 6.94 · Aug 5.24 · Sep 2.55 · Oct -4.34 · Nov -4.77 · Dec -13.29 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.59 · Feb 2.21 · Mar 5.18 · Apr 9.08 · May 12.8 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.13 · Aug 17.68 · Sep 14.29 · Oct 10.36 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

5.5

7.4

9.4

11.4

5.9201420162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 34.8% between 2014 and 2024, from 9.0 to 5.9.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Namur?

The published population was 115,457 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.9%
Foreign residents11.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	468.6 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁴Official
City area	175.9 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	11.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁵Official
Foreign residents	12,783 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁹Official
Population density	656.3 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.¹⁰Official
Population	115,457 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

Foreign residents over time14 published observations, 2013–2026

8,246

10,092

11,937

13,783

12,783201320192026

Foreign residents rose 48.1% between 2013 and 2026, from 8,629 to 12,783.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	16.73 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁸Official
Median age	41.6 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Namur

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.

Hasselt as a Namur alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 5.7% Hasselt vs 12.0% Namur−53%
Foreign residents: 8.8% (2025) Hasselt vs 11.6% (2024) Namurno percentage
Residents: 90,914 Hasselt vs 115,457 Namur−21%
Nearest airport: 33.0 km Hasselt vs 29.0 km Namur+14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,031 Hasselt vs 8,912 Namursame level

Full comparison More about Hasselt

Vilnius as a Namur alternative in another country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €12.16/m² (2024) Vilnius vs €2.04/m² (2001) Namurno percentage
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Vilnius vs 29.0 km Namur−79%
Foreign residents: 8.0% Vilnius vs 11.6% Namur−31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,929 Vilnius vs 8,912 Namurno percentage

Full comparison More about Vilnius

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Brugge120,283 residents Leuven104,906 residents Schaerbeek129,278 residents Anderlecht129,600 residents Molenbeek-Saint-Jean98,411 residents Aalst92,131 residents

How does Namur compare?

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Namur in rankings

#9 of 30 in Largest cities in Belgium #12 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Belgium

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Namur 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Namur?

The published population was 115,457 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

How much does it cost to rent in Namur?

Average net cold rent is 2.04 EUR/m² per month (2001), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 143 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Eurostat.

Is the air quality good in Namur?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.9 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 Namur?

Police recorded about 8,912 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 Namur?

The unemployment rate is about 12 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Namur?

12,783 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Namur a good place to live?

Namur 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.

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  title = {Namur, Belgium: population, rent, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-27
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
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

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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
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
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 Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
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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