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Living in Tessenderlo

Tessenderlo is a city in Belgium. The population of Tessenderlo totalled 19,011 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 9 µg/m³.

Lower unemployment than 61% 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 Tessenderlo?

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 Tessenderlo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Main dwellings in Tessenderlo totalled 8,091 at the end of 2021.

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
G05 Main Residential Dwellings8,091 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)7Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tessenderlo?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.45 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be1
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Tessenderlo is 4.5%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–2160 cities: 2% to under 4%1602–4123 cities: 4% to under 6%1234–6Tessenderlo 4.5%70 cities: 6% to under 8%706–857 cities: 8% to under 10%578–1026 cities: 10% to under 12%2610–1220 cities: 12% to under 14%2012–1416 cities: 14% to under 16%1614–1613 cities: 16% to under 18%1316–1810 cities: 18% to under 20%1018–206 cities: 20% to under 22%620–223 cities: 22% to under 24%322–241 city: 24% to under 26%124–26

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate4.45 %country median 5.3%31 Dec 2011bestat.statbel.fgov.be1Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tessenderlo. 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

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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 Tessenderlo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Tessenderlo's nearest airport was ANR, 46 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km46 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest Major Airport IataANR3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Climate and air quality

Tessenderlo's monthly mean temperatures were 2.3°C in January and 18.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Tessenderlo?

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 Agency2

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Tessenderlo annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Tessenderlo is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band1 city: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³12–317 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³173–473 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³734–557 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³575–654 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³546–783 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³837–8142 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1428–912 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³129–10Tessenderlo 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 13.13 · Feb 18.19 · Mar 21.41 · Apr 26.66 · May 29.55 · Jun 32.57 · Jul 39.34 · Aug 35.71 · Sep 33.7 · Oct 25.47 · Nov 19.78 · Dec 14.98 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -12.94 · Feb -15.11 · Mar -7.76 · Apr -4.56 · May 0.42 · Jun 4.05 · Jul 7.33 · Aug 6.46 · Sep 3.34 · Oct -4.47 · Nov -4.68 · Dec -12.13 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan 2.27 · Feb 2.91 · Mar 5.81 · Apr 9.78 · May 13.55 · Jun 16.86 · Jul 18.73 · Aug 18.24 · Sep 14.97 · Oct 10.99 · Nov 6.52 · Dec 3.11 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities
Quaregnon19,018 residentsLessines18,901 residentsStabroek19,126 residentsMorlanwelz19,143 residentsPutte19,203 residentsDestelbergen19,223 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Tessenderlo?

The published population was 19,011 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population19,011 people31 Dec 2024Statbel (Belgian statistical office)6Official

International community in Tessenderlo

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population18,881100.0%
Born in Belgium17,40492.2%
Born in a non-EU country8004.2%
Born in another EU member state6763.6%
Not indicated10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population18,881100.0%
Belgian nationality18,02695.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state5282.8%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country3101.6%
Not indicated170.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Ancestry or ethnicity

All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium15,86684.0%
Total — Total population18,881100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium17,40492.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total16,02084.8%
Belgique — Total population16,02084.8%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total16,02084.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium15,86684.0%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium15,86684.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin2,00610.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population1,5768.3%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium1,4777.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1,4187.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin1,2516.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total9815.2%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium8754.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — total8554.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium8264.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium7353.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium7013.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population7013.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total6953.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total6083.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium5883.1%
Pays voisin* — Total population5843.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium5703.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium5442.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium4372.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin4282.3%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium4252.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium4172.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total4172.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium4112.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total3792.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium3772.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium3671.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium3371.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium3341.8%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin3271.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total3251.7%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium2961.6%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium2881.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium2781.5%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2761.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total2731.4%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total2571.4%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium2551.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2431.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total2251.2%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2161.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total2061.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium2001.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1991.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1951.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1770.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1710.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1540.8%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium1540.8%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1540.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium1200.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1110.6%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total910.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium910.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium840.4%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium720.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium490.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium480.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium430.2%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium410.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium380.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium300.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total270.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium260.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium260.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total110.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium80.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium60.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium60.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium60.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium30.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium20.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Is Tessenderlo 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–66%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Student56%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–67%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–68%
Population19,011 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statbel (Belgian statistical office)
Unemployment rate4.45 %31 Dec 2011Official source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tessenderlo 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Tessenderlo?

The published population was 19,011 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Tessenderlo?

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 Tessenderlo?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

Is Tessenderlo a good place to live?

Tessenderlo 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 Tessenderlo?

The official country of birth distribution records 676 people (3.6%) 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). Tessenderlo, Belgium: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/tessenderlo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_tessenderlo-belgium-jobs-air-quality_e68bcfc3f616,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Tessenderlo, Belgium: jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/tessenderlo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. bestat.statbel.fgov.be bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-26
  2. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  4. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  5. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  6. Statbel (Belgian statistical office) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-05
  7. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  9. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  10. Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29

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