Living in Oud-Turnhout
In Oud-Turnhout, the median rent tenants pay is €900 a month (2025).
Oud-Turnhout had 15,211 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Belgium. The foreign population count was 2,232 at the start of 2026. The city covered 39.2 km² in 2025. Population density was 388.3 people per km² in 2026.
Lower unemployment than 66% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of Belgian cities that publish it.
Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Oud-Turnhout?
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 |
| Monthly transport pass | 62 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn11Official |
| Dwellings | 5,729 dwellings | 1 Jan 2021 | Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units19Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 5,720 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)17Official |
| Median monthly rent | 900 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official |
Is Oud-Turnhout 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
The unemployment rate was 4.26% at the start of 2011.
What is the unemployment rate in Oud-Turnhout?
The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (January 2011).
- Unemployment rate: 4.26 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201125
Oud-Turnhout 4.3%
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 | 98.81 % | 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 | 4.26 %country median 5.3% | 1 Jan 2011 | Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201125Independent |
What does a salary buy in Oud-Turnhout?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentTransportInternetMobileLeft 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 | − €900 |
| 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 | €1,415 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oud-Turnhout. 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 Oud-Turnhout. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Oud-Turnhout?
Police recorded about 3,412 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be24
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,412 incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 | 31 Dec 2024 | www.police.be24Official |
Mobility and administration
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 8.74 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 11.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in Oud-Turnhout?
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: 8.74 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110
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.
Oud-Turnhout 8.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 11.65 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 | 15.34 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 | 8.74 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 13.47 · Feb 17.3 · Mar 21.24 · Apr 26.69 · May 29.79 · Jun 33.35 · Jul 37.89 · Aug 34.73 · Sep 32.51 · Oct 25.39 · Nov 19.77 · Dec 14.34 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -12.38 · Feb -16.09 · Mar -8.1 · Apr -4.37 · May 1.08 · Jun 4.62 · Jul 8.38 · Aug 7.29 · Sep 3.84 · Oct -3.39 · Nov -4.51 · Dec -11.86 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.5 · Feb 3.07 · Mar 5.84 · Apr 9.82 · May 13.59 · Jun 16.92 · Jul 18.87 · Aug 18.45 · Sep 15.25 · Oct 11.16 · Nov 6.76 · Dec 3.38 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 37.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 14.0 to 8.7.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Oud-Turnhout?
The published population was 15,211 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source2
By nationality
National passport85.3%Foreign residents14.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 39.17 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.5Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 14.21 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statbel (Statistics Belgium)18Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,232 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.6Official |
| Population density | 388.3 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.7Official |
| Population | 15,211 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Belgium official denominator source2Official |
International community in Oud-Turnhout
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 | 14,201 | 100.0% |
| Born in Belgium | 12,123 | 85.4% |
| Born in another EU member state | 1,508 | 10.6% |
| Born in a non-EU country | 568 | 4.0% |
| 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 | 14,201 | 100.0% |
| Belgian nationality | 12,331 | 86.8% |
| Foreign nationality: other EU member state | 1,659 | 11.7% |
| Foreign nationality: non-EU country | 207 | 1.5% |
| Not indicated | 3 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 1 | 0.0% |
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 with foreign origin | 1,477 | 10.4% |
| Total population | 14,201 | 100.0% |
| Total population — born in Belgium | 12,123 | 85.4% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — total | 10,854 | 76.4% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium | 10,763 | 75.8% |
| Total population — born outside Belgium | 2,078 | 14.6% |
| Non-Belgian — total | 1,870 | 13.2% |
| Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium | 1,624 | 11.4% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium | 1,114 | 7.8% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total | 759 | 5.3% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium | 725 | 5.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total | 602 | 4.2% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium | 363 | 2.6% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium | 328 | 2.3% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium | 274 | 1.9% |
| Non-Belgian — born in Belgium | 246 | 1.7% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total | 116 | 0.8% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium | 115 | 0.8% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium | 91 | 0.6% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium | 34 | 0.2% |
| 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 source22
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Oud-Turnhout
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.
Ravels as an Oud-Turnhout alternative in the same region
6 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 35.3% Ravels vs 14.2% Oud-Turnhout+148%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,971 (2025) Ravels vs 3,412 (2024) Oud-Turnhoutno percentage
- Nearest airport: 20.0 km Ravels vs 16.0 km Oud-Turnhout+25%
- Annual PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³ Ravels vs 8.7 µg/m³ Oud-Turnhout+4%
- Residents: 15,953 Ravels vs 15,211 Oud-Turnhout+5%
- Unemployment: 4.3% Ravels vs 4.3% Oud-Turnhoutsame level
- Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Ravels vs €3,711 Oud-Turnhoutsame level
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert as an Oud-Turnhout alternative in the same country
65 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 9.4% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 4.3% Oud-Turnhout+120%
- Foreign residents: 40.3% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 14.2% Oud-Turnhout+183%
- Residents: 60,979 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 15,211 Oud-Turnhout+301%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs €3,711 Oud-Turnhout+17%
- Nearest airport: 7.0 km Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 16.0 km Oud-Turnhout−56%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,684 (2025) Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 3,412 (2024) Oud-Turnhoutno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 8.7 µg/m³ Oud-Turnhout−11%
Cities near Oud-Turnhout
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 825 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
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- 875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Alternative cities in Belgium
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oud-Turnhout 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; Oud-Turnhout's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Oud-Turnhout?
The published population was 15,211 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Oud-Turnhout?
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 Oud-Turnhout?
Police recorded about 3,412 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be.
What is the unemployment rate in Oud-Turnhout?
The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.
What is the typical salary around Oud-Turnhout?
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 Oud-Turnhout?
2,232 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..
Is Oud-Turnhout a good place to live?
Oud-Turnhout 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 Oud-Turnhout?
Turnhout, Ravels, Vosselaar, Arendonk, Kasterlee are near Oud-Turnhout. 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 Oud-Turnhout?
The official country of birth distribution records 12,123 people (85.4%) 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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- Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
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