Living in Riemst

In Riemst, the median rent tenants pay is €850 a month (2025).

The unemployment rate was 4.36% at the start of 2011. For Riemst, the foreign population count was 3,650 at the start of 2026. Its population was 16,890 at the start of 2026. The city covered 58.1 km² in 2025. Population density was 290.9 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2436 sources

Population16,890people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)3,711EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent850EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate4.36%country median 5.3% — 18% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime4,464offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 14% belowIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.68µg/m³country median 7.4 — 23% belowOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Lower unemployment than 63% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 64% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 71% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Riemst.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€62

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	59.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Internet Go¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁵Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	62 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn¹¹Official
Dwellings	6,962 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units²⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	6,939 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Median monthly rent	850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

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

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–52%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–60%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Riemst?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.36 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011³²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Riemst is 4.4%. 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

Riemst 4.4%

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 2000-2022¹⁶Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	98.51 %	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 2000-2022¹⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.36 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011³²Independent

What does a salary buy in Riemst?

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

Left over each month€1,465of €2,487 take-home

Rent
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.	€2,487
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31	− €850
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	€1,465

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

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

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Job Search

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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 Riemst. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Riemst?

Police recorded about 4,464 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: 4,464 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesRiemst highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104

Liège17,918

Charleroi14,026

Leuven12,730

Ghent12,110

Anderlecht11,116

Schaerbeek10,141

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075

Hasselt9,031

Namur8,912

Brugge8,780

Riemst4,464

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,464 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁶Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.68 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 6.85 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Riemst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 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: 5.68 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁰

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

6°1°

7°0°

10°3°

15°5°

18°9°

21°12°

24°14°

23°14°

20°11°

15°8°

10°4°

6°2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

139

181

209

206

209

198

157

118

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.55.7WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂6.9WHO 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 Riemst is 5.7 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

Riemst 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	6.85 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	10.39 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	5.68 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
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.6 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 5 · May 8.8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.9 · Feb 59.5 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 47.5 · May 62.6 · Jun 73.9 · Jul 79.4 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 60.8 · Oct 64.6 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 79.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BIERSET_06478.csv²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 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 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

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

5.2

7.3

9.4

11.4

5.7201420162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 43.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 10.0 to 5.7.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Riemst?

The published population was 16,890 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport78.4%
Foreign residents21.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	58.06 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	21.07 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	3,650 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	290.9 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	16,890 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Riemst

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	16,709	100.0%
Born in Belgium	13,104	78.4%
Born in another EU member state	2,947	17.6%
Born in a non-EU country	654	3.9%
Not indicated	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁴

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	16,709	100.0%
Belgian nationality	13,335	79.8%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	3,079	18.4%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	225	1.3%
Not indicated	70	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

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	11,276	67.5%
Total — Total population	16,709	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	13,104	78.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	11,477	68.7%
Belgique — Total population	11,477	68.7%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	11,477	68.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	11,276	67.5%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	11,276	67.5%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	3,605	21.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	3,574	21.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	3,374	20.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	2,905	17.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	2,641	15.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	2,457	14.7%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	2,276	13.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,858	11.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,359	8.1%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	1,117	6.7%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	933	5.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population	926	5.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	898	5.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	833	5.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	802	4.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	752	4.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	732	4.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	584	3.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	560	3.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	551	3.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	530	3.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	499	3.0%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	469	2.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	427	2.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	396	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	375	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	375	2.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	367	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	366	2.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	365	2.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	365	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	341	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	336	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	328	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	310	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	301	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	299	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	297	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	250	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	241	1.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	201	1.2%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	201	1.2%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	201	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	181	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	175	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	173	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	170	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	162	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	158	0.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	151	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	141	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	133	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	124	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	100	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	100	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	78	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	77	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	68	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	65	0.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	65	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	62	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	54	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	50	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	47	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	39	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	30	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	27	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	8	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	3	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%
Hors UE27 — 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 source²³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	21.55 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²¹Official
Median age	45 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Riemst

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Riemst from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Riemst

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Bassenge 5.6 km away

Rent: 770 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Lanaken 9.9 km away

Rent: 850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Visé 10.2 km away

Rent: 760 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Châtelineau16,859 residents Leopoldsburg16,858 residents Eghezée16,970 residents Peer16,788 residents Machelen16,784 residents Laakdal17,032 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Riemst 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.

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; Riemst's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Riemst?

The published population was 16,890 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Riemst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 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 Riemst?

Police recorded about 4,464 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 Riemst?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Riemst?

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 Riemst?

3,650 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Riemst a good place to live?

Riemst 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 Riemst?

Bassenge, Eijsden, Maastricht, Hoeselt, Lanaken are near Riemst. 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 Riemst?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,104 people (78.4%) 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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  date = {2026-10-16},
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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
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
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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

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Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn delijn.be · checked 2026-09-19
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
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, 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 BIERSET_06478.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
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q49743 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q680918 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q695315 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q736097 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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