Living in Sint-Laureins

Sint-Laureins is in Belgium; its population was 7,007 at the start of 2026. For Sint-Laureins, annual NO₂ was 8.88 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 74.5 km² in 2025. Population density was 94 people per km² in 2026.

Lower unemployment than 73% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 92% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Sint-Laureins?

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 Sint-Laureins.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	2,988 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁴Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	2,987 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹²Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.73% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Sint-Laureins?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 3.73 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²¹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Sint-Laureins is 3.7%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	94.07 %	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	3.73 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²¹Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sint-Laureins. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Sint-Laureins?

Police recorded about 3,382 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: 3,382 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesSint-Laureins highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,382 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁰Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	GNE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.83 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Sint-Laureins?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 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: 7.83 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁰

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 Sint-Laureins is 7.8 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	8.88 µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the same	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	13.74 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..2024-12-31⁹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.83 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
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 13.65 · Feb 17.38 · Mar 20.89 · Apr 26.05 · May 28.53 · Jun 31.21 · Jul 36.43 · Aug 33.35 · Sep 31.18 · Oct 24.82 · Nov 19.2 · Dec 14.76 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -10.83 · Feb -12.18 · Mar -7.1 · Apr -4.17 · May 0.6 · Jun 4.7 · Jul 8.03 · Aug 7.22 · Sep 3.77 · Oct -2.95 · Nov -4.32 · Dec -10.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.91 · Feb 3.41 · Mar 5.99 · Apr 9.57 · May 13.14 · Jun 16.32 · Jul 18.17 · Aug 17.82 · Sep 14.93 · Oct 11.22 · Nov 6.97 · Dec 3.69 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58.9 · Feb 52.8 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 35 · May 49.4 · Jun 62 · Jul 72.4 · Aug 81.8 · Sep 73.6 · Oct 73.8 · Nov 78.9 · Dec 75.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 34.8% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.8.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Pittem7,003 residents Hoegaarden7,016 residents Bekkevoort6,965 residents Kluisbergen6,939 residents Villers-Le-Bouillet6,933 residents Anhée7,094 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sint-Laureins?

The published population was 7,007 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	74.54 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	5.46 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹³Official
Foreign residents	414 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	94.01 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	7,007 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Sint-Laureins

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	6,919	100.0%
Born in Belgium	6,415	92.7%
Born in another EU member state	391	5.7%
Born in a non-EU country	113	1.6%

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	6,919	100.0%
Belgian nationality	6,598	95.4%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	278	4.0%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	43	0.6%

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	6,067	87.7%
Total — Total population	6,919	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	6,415	92.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	6,184	89.4%
Belgique — Total population	6,184	89.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	6,184	89.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	6,067	87.7%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	6,067	87.7%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	504	7.3%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	463	6.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	414	6.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Non-Belgian — total	321	4.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	313	4.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	286	4.1%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	266	3.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	253	3.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	244	3.5%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	230	3.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	222	3.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	210	3.0%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	197	2.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	182	2.6%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	174	2.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	169	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population	156	2.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	144	2.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	117	1.7%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	117	1.7%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	117	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	116	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	113	1.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	101	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	91	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	86	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	81	1.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	78	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	72	1.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	71	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	70	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	67	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	66	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	53	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	49	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	47	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	46	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	43	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	42	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	41	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	40	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	36	0.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	35	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	35	0.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	26	0.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	25	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	25	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	23	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	22	0.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	22	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	20	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	19	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	16	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	15	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	15	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	13	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	13	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	13	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	13	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	12	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	12	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	11	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	9	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	5	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	4	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	3	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	1	0.0%
Total — 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 source¹⁸

Is Sint-Laureins 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on housing · range 43–63%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–62%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–59%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Foreign residents414 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population7,007 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings2,988 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability94.07 %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 rate3.73 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean8.88 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	7.28 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁵Official
Median age	46.4 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sint-Laureins 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 Sint-Laureins?

The published population was 7,007 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Sint-Laureins?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 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-Laureins?

Police recorded about 3,382 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-Laureins?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Sint-Laureins?

414 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 Sint-Laureins a good place to live?

Sint-Laureins 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 Sint-Laureins?

The official country of birth distribution records 391 people (5.7%) 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 12). Sint-Laureins, Belgium: jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/sint-laureins/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sint-laureins-belgium-jobs-safety_bd4230959480,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sint-Laureins, 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/sint-laureins/},
  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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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 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
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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