Living in Ruiselede

Ruiselede had a population of 5,484 at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2416 sources

Population5,484people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statbel (Belgian statistical office)

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

Median rent790EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate2.42%country median 5.3% — 55% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 98% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 97% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Ruiselede.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Main dwellings in Ruiselede totalled 2,222 at the end of 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

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 Go⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi⁸Official · national market
Main residence dwellings	2,222 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹²Official
Median monthly rent	790 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Ruiselede a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–70%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–78%

Student33%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 21–45%

Family62%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–74%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ruiselede?

The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (2011).

Unemployment rate: 2.42 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Ruiselede is 2.4%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Ruiselede 2.4%

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 2000-2022⁹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.42 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Ruiselede?

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

Left over each month€1,587of €2,487 take-home

Rent
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	− €790
Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,587

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Mobility and administration

Ruiselede's nearest airport was OST, 40 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	40 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OST	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.4°C in January to 17.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 67.8 mm in January and 72.4 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Ruiselede?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Ruiselede is 9.0 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

Ruiselede 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.6 · Feb 16.81 · Mar 20.49 · Apr 24.85 · May 27.62 · Jun 29.85 · Jul 35.58 · Aug 32.16 · Sep 29.67 · Oct 24.67 · Nov 18.7 · Dec 14.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -9.43 · Feb -10.64 · Mar -6.41 · Apr -3.91 · May 1.28 · Jun 4.9 · Jul 8.35 · Aug 8.36 · Sep 4.54 · Oct -1.77 · Nov -3.84 · Dec -8.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.44 · Feb 3.79 · Mar 6.11 · Apr 9.43 · May 12.84 · Jun 15.92 · Jul 17.85 · Aug 17.67 · Sep 15 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 7.41 · Dec 4.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.8 · Feb 55.5 · Mar 53.1 · Apr 43.5 · May 55.3 · Jun 69.9 · Jul 72.4 · Aug 79.8 · Sep 67 · Oct 67.7 · Nov 78.6 · Dec 83.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ruiselede?

The published population was 5,484 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,484 people	31 Dec 2024	Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹¹Official

International community in Ruiselede

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	5,379	100.0%
Born in Belgium	5,070	94.3%
Born in another EU member state	201	3.7%
Born in a non-EU country	108	2.0%

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

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	5,379	100.0%
Belgian nationality	5,109	95.0%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	206	3.8%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	51	0.9%
Not indicated	13	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

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	4,919	91.4%
Total — Total population	5,379	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	5,070	94.3%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,939	91.8%
Belgique — Total population	4,939	91.8%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,939	91.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,919	91.4%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	4,919	91.4%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	309	5.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	270	5.0%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	234	4.4%

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Published group	People	Share
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	210	3.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	172	3.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	170	3.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	165	3.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population	158	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	151	2.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	115	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	97	1.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	89	1.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	86	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	85	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	73	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	72	1.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	69	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	61	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	61	1.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	55	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	52	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	49	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	46	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	45	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	45	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	41	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	39	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	38	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	37	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	36	0.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	36	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	35	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	35	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	34	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	33	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	31	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	30	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	29	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	24	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	24	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	21	0.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	20	0.4%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	20	0.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	20	0.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	17	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	14	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	14	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	12	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	12	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	12	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	12	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	12	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	10	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	10	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	10	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	6	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	5	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	4	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	3	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	3	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	2	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	2	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	2	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ruiselede 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; Ruiselede's school authority applies it locally.

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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 Ruiselede?

The published population was 5,484 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Ruiselede?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Ruiselede?

The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Ruiselede?

The median gross salary is 3,711 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

Is Ruiselede a good place to live?

Ruiselede 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 Belgium live in Ruiselede?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,070 people (94.3%) 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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  title = {Ruiselede, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
bestat.statbel.fgov.be bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-26
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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

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Statbel (Belgian statistical office) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-05
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
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
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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