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Living in Tielt (Tielt)

In Tielt (Tielt), the median rent tenants pay is €730 a month (2025).

The unemployment rate was 3.22% at the start of 2011. Tielt (Tielt) is in Belgium; its population was 31,973 at the start of 2026. For Tielt (Tielt), the foreign population count was 2,669 at the start of 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.1% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2332 sources

Population31,973people1 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 rent730EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50
Unemployment rate3.22%country median 5.3% — 40% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
Recorded crime3,800offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 26% belowIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025
PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — BE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station 40OB01 - Oostrozebeke)

Lower unemployment than 84% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 84% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other Belgian city that publishes it.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Tielt (Tielt)?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Tielt (Tielt) recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€62
Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited59.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Internet Go13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Mobile Maxi14Official · national market
Monthly transport pass62 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn10Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings8,868 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)17Official
Median monthly rent730 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official

Is Tielt (Tielt) 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–73%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%
Student43%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–53%
Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–65%
Retirement56%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tielt (Tielt)?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.22 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201123
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Tielt (Tielt) is 3.2%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,028 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202215Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability97.06 %Jun 2025BIPT/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/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202216Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.22 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201123Independent

What does a salary buy in Tielt (Tielt)?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,711 (Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,585of €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− €730
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€1,585
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tielt (Tielt). 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

Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

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

Safety

How safe is Tielt (Tielt)?

Police recorded about 3,800 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: 3,800 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202522
Recorded crime across major citiesTielt (Tielt) highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Tielt (Tielt) highlighted

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
Tielt (Tielt)3,800
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,800 offences per 100,000country median 5,16731 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202522Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km39 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest Major Airport IataOST3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Tielt (Tielt)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — BE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station 40OB01 - Oostrozebeke)6

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
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 BelgiumOf 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — BE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station 44M705 - ROESELARE)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — BE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station 40OB01 - Oostrozebeke)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — BE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station 40OB01 - Oostrozebeke)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.6 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.3 · May 9 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv21Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 98.3 km² in 2025. Population density was 325.1 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Tielt (Tielt)?

The published population was 31,973 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area98.34 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.7Official
Foreign residents2,669 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.8Official
Population density325.1 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.9Official
Population31,973 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source2Official

International community in Tielt (Tielt)

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 population20,390100.0%
Born in Belgium18,40190.2%
Born in a non-EU country1,0875.3%
Born in another EU member state8884.4%
Not indicated140.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

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 population20,390100.0%
Belgian nationality18,87792.6%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state9794.8%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country4892.4%
Not indicated390.2%
Stateless60.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total Belgian with foreign origin1,3946.8%
Total population20,390100.0%
Total population — born in Belgium18,40190.2%
Belgian of Belgian origin — total17,48385.7%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium17,40185.3%
Total population — born outside Belgium1,9899.8%
Non-Belgian — total1,5137.4%
Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1,3356.5%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium8224.0%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total8053.9%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium5722.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium5532.7%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total3621.8%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium3451.7%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium2521.2%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total2271.1%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium2251.1%
Non-Belgian — born in Belgium1780.9%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium820.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium170.1%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Alternatives for people set on Tielt (Tielt)

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.

Wingene as a Tielt (Tielt) alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 2.3% Wingene vs 3.2% Tielt (Tielt)−28%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,950 Wingene vs 3,800 Tielt (Tielt)−22%
  • Residents: 20,919 Wingene vs 31,973 Tielt (Tielt)−35%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Wingene vs €3,711 Tielt (Tielt)same level
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Wingene vs 10.0 µg/m³ Tielt (Tielt)same level

Cities near Tielt (Tielt)

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

Pittem 4.5 km away
Rent
820 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Wingene 7.0 km away
Rent
790 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Dentergem 7.4 km away
Rent
835 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Oostrozebeke 9.2 km away
Rent
745 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Ingelmunster 10.1 km away
Rent
750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Wielsbeke 10.5 km away
Rent
785 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Ardooie 10.6 km away
Rent
812.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Izegem 11.9 km away
Rent
725 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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Tielt (Tielt) in rankings

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tielt (Tielt) 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.

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; Tielt (Tielt)'s school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Tielt (Tielt)?

The published population was 31,973 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Tielt (Tielt)?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — BE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station 40OB01 - Oostrozebeke).

How safe is Tielt (Tielt)?

Police recorded about 3,800 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 Tielt (Tielt)?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Tielt (Tielt)?

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 Tielt (Tielt)?

2,669 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Tielt (Tielt) a good place to live?

Tielt (Tielt) 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 Tielt (Tielt)?

Pittem, Wingene, Dentergem, Oostrozebeke, Ingelmunster are near Tielt (Tielt). 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 Tielt (Tielt)?

The official country of birth distribution records 888 people (4.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Tielt (Tielt), Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a83fa7a28fb537abfd226591abafc63f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/tielt-tielt/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_tielt-tielt-belgium-population-rent-salary-jobs_a0f4ed5f85eb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Tielt (Tielt), Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {a83fa7a28fb537abfd226591abafc63f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/tielt-tielt/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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