Living in Sint-Katelijne-Waver
In Sint-Katelijne-Waver, the median rent tenants pay is €900 a month (2025).
The unemployment rate was 3.47% at the start of 2011. Sint-Katelijne-Waver, a city in Belgium, had a population of 21,937 at the start of 2026. For Sint-Katelijne-Waver, annual NO₂ was 11.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 36.2 km² in 2025. Population density was 606.7 people per km² in 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97% in June 2025.
Lower unemployment than 79% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 65% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 96% of Belgian cities that publish it.
Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 59.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Internet 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 |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 8,423 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)18Official |
| Median monthly rent | 900 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official |
Is Sint-Katelijne-Waver a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (January 2011).
- Unemployment rate: 3.47 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201129
Sint-Katelijne-Waver 3.5%
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 | 96.96 % | 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 | 3.47 %country median 5.3% | 1 Jan 2011 | Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201129Independent |
What does a salary buy in Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,487 |
| Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31 | − €900 |
| Public transport pass€62 · official · Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn · 2026-09-30 | − €62 |
| Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city | — |
| Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €1,415 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sint-Katelijne-Waver. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Actiris — Public employment service
Le Forem — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
Police recorded about 4,431 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: 4,431 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202524
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,431 offences per 100,000country median 5,167 | 31 Dec 2025 | Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202524Independent |
Mobility and administration
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 8.92 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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: 8.92 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Sint-Katelijne-Waver 8.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 11.61 µg/m³country median 9.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-318Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 15.9 µg/m³country median 13.1 | 31 Dec 2024 | Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.92 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 6.6 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ANTWERPENDEURNE_06450.csv23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 1.1 · Feb 1 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.1 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ANTWERPENDEURNE_06450.csv23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 3.9 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 10.2 · May 14 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ANTWERPENDEURNE_06450.csv23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 68.3 · Feb 59.9 · Mar 54 · Apr 41.5 · May 58.4 · Jun 73.1 · Jul 78.5 · Aug 83.8 · Sep 70 · Oct 66.3 · Nov 75.7 · Dec 89 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ANTWERPENDEURNE_06450.csv23Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 44.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 16.0 to 8.9.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
The published population was 21,937 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source2
By nationality
National passport93.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 36.16 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.5Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 6.61 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statbel (Statistics Belgium)19Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,385 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.6Official |
| Population density | 606.7 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.7Official |
| Population | 21,937 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Belgium official denominator source2Official |
International community in Sint-Katelijne-Waver
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 | 21,197 | 100.0% |
| Born in Belgium | 19,400 | 91.5% |
| Born in a non-EU country | 1,002 | 4.7% |
| Born in another EU member state | 792 | 3.7% |
| Not indicated | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22
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 | 21,197 | 100.0% |
| Belgian nationality | 20,044 | 94.6% |
| Foreign nationality: other EU member state | 779 | 3.7% |
| Foreign nationality: non-EU country | 361 | 1.7% |
| Not indicated | 12 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Ancestry or ethnicity
All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total Belgian with foreign origin | 2,252 | 10.6% |
| Total population | 21,197 | 100.0% |
| Total population — born in Belgium | 19,400 | 91.5% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — total | 17,792 | 83.9% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium | 17,657 | 83.3% |
| Total population — born outside Belgium | 1,797 | 8.5% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium | 1,582 | 7.5% |
| Non-Belgian — total | 1,153 | 5.4% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total | 1,020 | 4.8% |
| Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium | 992 | 4.7% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total | 686 | 3.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium | 670 | 3.2% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium | 659 | 3.1% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium | 632 | 3.0% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total | 546 | 2.6% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium | 535 | 2.5% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium | 388 | 1.8% |
| Non-Belgian — born in Belgium | 161 | 0.8% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium | 135 | 0.6% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium | 27 | 0.1% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium | 11 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21
Alternatives for people set on Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Bonheiden as a Sint-Katelijne-Waver alternative in the same region
5 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,088 Bonheiden vs 4,431 Sint-Katelijne-Waver−30%
- Residents: 15,705 Bonheiden vs 21,937 Sint-Katelijne-Waver−28%
- Unemployment: 3.3% Bonheiden vs 3.5% Sint-Katelijne-Waver−5%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.7 µg/m³ Bonheiden vs 8.9 µg/m³ Sint-Katelijne-Waversame level
- Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Bonheiden vs €3,711 Sint-Katelijne-Waversame level
Roeselare as a Sint-Katelijne-Waver alternative in the same country
99 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 13.5% Roeselare vs 6.6% Sint-Katelijne-Waver+103%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 Roeselare vs 4,431 Sint-Katelijne-Waverno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Sint-Katelijne-Waversame level
Cities near Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Belgium
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sint-Katelijne-Waver when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 18. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: OKAN/OKATN (onthaalonderwijs, reception education for foreign-mother-tongue newcomers). How to enrol a child (belgium.be).
A country-wide rule for Belgium; Sint-Katelijne-Waver's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Sint-Katelijne-Waver part of Mechelen?
Sint-Katelijne-Waver is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Mechelen city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
The published population was 21,937 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.9 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 Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
Police recorded about 4,431 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 Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.
What is the typical salary around Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
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 Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
1,385 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..
Is Sint-Katelijne-Waver a good place to live?
Sint-Katelijne-Waver 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.
Is Sint-Katelijne-Waver part of Mechelen?
Sint-Katelijne-Waver is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
Mechelen, Leuven, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, Duffel, Bonheiden are near Sint-Katelijne-Waver. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Born in another EU member state live in Sint-Katelijne-Waver?
The official country of birth distribution records 792 people (3.7%) 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 29). Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 819f6770aff7d19ff5335fc3913d6503]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/sint-katelijne-waver/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q615109 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q696578 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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