Living in Philippeville

Philippeville is in Belgium; its population was 9,599 at the start of 2026. For Philippeville, the unemployment rate was 12.9% at the start of 2011.

Higher unemployment than 88% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 91% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 92% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Philippeville.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	4,260 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁴Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	4,219 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹²Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Philippeville?

The unemployment rate is about 12.9 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 12.85 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Philippeville is 12.9%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	81.36 %	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	12.85 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²²Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Philippeville. 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

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

Open the Belgium service overview

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	17 schools	31 Oct 2025	FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register³Official

Safety

How safe is Philippeville?

Police recorded about 8,272 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: 8,272 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²¹

Recorded crime across major citiesPhilippeville highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,272 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²¹Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	83 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	CRL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.22 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 3.98 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Philippeville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.22 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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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 Philippeville is 4.2 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.98 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..2024-12-31⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.81 µg/m³country median 13.2	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.22 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..2024-12-31⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.9 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 4.3 · May 7.8 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.4 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 3.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 80.9 · Feb 71.4 · Mar 64.6 · Apr 52.5 · May 66.6 · Jun 70 · Jul 69.7 · Aug 77.9 · Sep 60.6 · Oct 69.4 · Nov 71.1 · Dec 97.2 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

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

Annual PM2.5 fell 39.7% between 2014 and 2024, from 7.0 to 4.2.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Belgium cities

Chimay9,606 residents Halen9,584 residents Ardooie9,546 residents Gooik9,527 residents Beauraing9,474 residents Herenthout9,464 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 157.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 61 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Philippeville?

The published population was 9,599 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.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	157.4 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	4.13 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹³Official
Foreign residents	376 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁵Official
Population density	61 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁶Official
Population	9,599 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Philippeville

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	9,244	100.0%
Born in Belgium	8,657	93.6%
Born in another EU member state	374	4.0%
Born in a non-EU country	213	2.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

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	9,244	100.0%
Belgian nationality	8,911	96.4%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	258	2.8%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	66	0.7%
Not indicated	9	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

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	7,461	80.7%
Total — Total population	9,244	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	8,657	93.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,586	82.1%
Belgique — Total population	7,586	82.1%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	7,586	82.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	7,461	80.7%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	7,461	80.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,325	14.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,128	12.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	776	8.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	753	8.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	731	7.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	606	6.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	604	6.5%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	587	6.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	577	6.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	563	6.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	465	5.0%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	450	4.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	403	4.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	388	4.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	354	3.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	351	3.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population	350	3.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	333	3.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	305	3.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	296	3.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	289	3.1%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	271	2.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	265	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	208	2.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	197	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	187	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	177	1.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	174	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	173	1.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	169	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	163	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	129	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	128	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	127	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	127	1.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	125	1.4%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	125	1.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	125	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	125	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	117	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	113	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	112	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	94	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	90	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	85	0.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	84	0.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	84	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	79	0.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	79	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	69	0.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	68	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	62	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	44	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	43	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	42	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	41	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	39	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	38	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	35	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	26	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	26	0.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	23	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	16	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	16	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	15	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	14	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	10	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	4	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Is Philippeville 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on housing · range 36–56%

Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–57%

Student52%strong on education, weak on housing · range 44–60%

Family42%strong on family, weak on housing · range 33–51%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Foreign residents376 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population9,599 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings4,260 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability81.36 %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.

Unemployment rate12.85 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean3.98 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

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	6.35 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁵Official
Median age	44.8 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Philippeville 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 guide

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 Philippeville?

The published population was 9,599 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Philippeville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. 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 Philippeville?

Police recorded about 8,272 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 Philippeville?

The unemployment rate is about 12.9 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Philippeville?

376 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 Philippeville a good place to live?

Philippeville 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 Philippeville?

The official country of birth distribution records 374 people (4.0%) 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). Philippeville, Belgium: jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/philippeville/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_philippeville-belgium-jobs-safety_fe23b3eb0204,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Philippeville, Belgium: jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/philippeville/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
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
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

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
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
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
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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