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Living in Oudsbergen

Oudsbergen is a city in Belgium. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.3% in June 2025. At the start of 2026, Oudsbergen had a population of 24,005.

Less recorded crime than 82% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 84% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Oudsbergen yet. Belgium has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings9,569 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units11Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings9,565 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)10Official

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.35 %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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oudsbergen. 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

Job Search

Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Oudsbergen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Oudsbergen?

Police recorded about 3,853 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: 3,853 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202518
Recorded crime across major citiesOudsbergen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Oudsbergen highlighted14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi11,116Anderlecht10,154Seraing10,141Schaerbeek10,075Molenbeek-Saint-Jean9,031Hasselt7,894Genk7,680Uccle6,914La Louvière6,684Woluwe-Saint-Lambert3,853Oudsbergenrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,853 offences per 100,000country median 5,13631 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202518Independent

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.57 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 7.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Oudsbergen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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: 8.57 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Oudsbergen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Oudsbergen average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100686456465873738160627185JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Oudsbergen average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522067861391812092062091981571187454JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Oudsbergen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.6PM2.5154015.5PM1010407.8NO₂µg/m³

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 Oudsbergen is 8.6 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³12–317 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³173–473 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³734–557 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³575–654 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³546–783 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³837–8142 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1428–9Oudsbergen 8.612 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³129–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean7.8 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..2024-12-317Official
PM10 — annual mean15.47 µg/m³country median 13.231 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-318Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.57 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..2024-12-319Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.3 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 16.3 · May 20 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 6.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.3 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 4 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 1.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.3 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.1 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 67.8 · Feb 64.1 · Mar 56 · Apr 45.6 · May 57.7 · Jun 72.7 · Jul 72.7 · Aug 80.5 · Sep 60.3 · Oct 61.5 · Nov 71.1 · Dec 85.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 66.9 · Feb 86 · Mar 138.5 · Apr 180.8 · May 208.7 · Jun 205.5 · Jul 209 · Aug 197.5 · Sep 157 · Oct 118.2 · Nov 74.1 · Dec 53.5 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO3Official · nearest-station reading

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Population and city profile

The city covered 116.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 206.3 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Oudsbergen?

The published population was 24,005 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Oudsbergen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93%Foreign residents 7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area116.4 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.4Official
Foreign residents1,687 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.5Official
Population density206.3 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.6Official
Population24,005 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source1Official

International community in Oudsbergen

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population23,520100.0%
Born in Belgium21,77492.6%
Born in another EU member state1,1885.1%
Born in a non-EU country5562.4%
Not indicated20.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population23,520100.0%
Belgian nationality22,23494.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state1,0624.5%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country2000.9%
Not indicated240.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium18,97980.7%
Total — Total population23,520100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium21,77492.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total19,15481.4%
Belgique — Total population19,15481.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total19,15481.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium18,97980.7%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium18,97980.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin3,08013.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium2,59511.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population1,8457.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium1,7467.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin1,4576.2%
Pays voisin* — Total population1,4566.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium1,4206.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1,3235.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1,3195.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — total1,2865.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1,2735.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1,2315.2%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1,0864.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population1,0654.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin8473.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium8023.4%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin7763.3%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium7603.2%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium6963.0%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium6882.9%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total6802.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium6152.6%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium6082.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total5972.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium5882.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total5512.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium5422.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total5342.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total5262.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium5202.2%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium5032.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium4852.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium4712.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium4501.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium4291.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total4251.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium4251.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total3881.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total3091.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium3061.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2871.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium2591.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium2481.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total2381.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium2281.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total2180.9%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total2090.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium2000.9%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1910.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total1840.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium1830.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1770.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1750.7%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium1750.7%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1750.7%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1540.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1380.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium1260.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium1010.4%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium880.4%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium720.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium550.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium500.2%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total330.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium310.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium310.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium270.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium100.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium90.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium60.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium30.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium20.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Oudsbergen 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on housing · range 53–73%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%
Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–55%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–65%
Foreign residents1,687 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population24,005 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Dwellings9,569 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units
Gigabit broadband availability98.35 %Jun 2025Official source · 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.
NO₂ — annual mean7.8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31
PM10 — annual mean15.47 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad7.41 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace12Official
Median age44.6 years1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oudsbergen 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Oudsbergen?

The published population was 24,005 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Oudsbergen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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 Oudsbergen?

Police recorded about 3,853 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.

How many foreign residents live in Oudsbergen?

1,687 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Oudsbergen a good place to live?

Oudsbergen 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.

How many people born in Born in another EU member state live in Oudsbergen?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,188 people (5.1%) 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, September 12). Oudsbergen, Belgium: safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/oudsbergen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_oudsbergen-belgium-safety-air-quality_c3c4b3af05d3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Oudsbergen, Belgium: safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/oudsbergen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. 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. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  4. Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
  5. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  6. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
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  1. Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  2. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  3. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  4. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  5. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  6. Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
  7. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KLEINEBROGEL_06479.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  8. Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26

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