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Living in Welkenraedt

In Welkenraedt, the median rent tenants pay is €740 a month (2025).

Population density was 426 people per km² in 2026. For Welkenraedt, annual PM2.5 was 5.24 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. At the start of 2026, Welkenraedt had a population of 10,531. The city covered 24.7 km² in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2436 sources

Population10,531people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)3,540EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022
Median rent740EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50
Unemployment rate8.25%country median 5.3% — 54% aboveIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
Recorded crime7,131offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 38% aboveIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025
PM2.5, annual mean5.24µg/m³country median 7.4 — 29% belowOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Higher unemployment than 72% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 81% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 77% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Welkenraedt.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Welkenraedt recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited59.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Internet Go14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Mobile Maxi15Official · national market
Dwellings4,364 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units20Official
Main residence dwellings4,358 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)18Official
Median monthly rent740 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official

Is Welkenraedt 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%
Student44%strong on education, weak on safety · range 37–51%
Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–56%
Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–71%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 8.25% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Welkenraedt?

The unemployment rate is about 8.3 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.25 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201127
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Welkenraedt is 8.3%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,794 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202216Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability99.63 %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)3,540 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202217Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.25 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201127Independent

What does a salary buy in Welkenraedt?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,540 (Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,562of €2,412 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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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.€2,412
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31− €740
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€1,562
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Welkenraedt Salary needed to live in Welkenraedt

Public employment service

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

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Actiris — Public employment service

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Le Forem — Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools12 schools31 Oct 2025FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register4Official

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; Welkenraedt's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Welkenraedt?

Police recorded about 7,131 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: 7,131 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202526
Recorded crime across major citiesWelkenraedt highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Welkenraedt 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
Welkenraedt7,131
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,131 offences per 100,000country median 5,16731 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202526Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport7 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Nearest airportLGG3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Distance to nearest airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 8.19 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Welkenraedt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 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: 5.24 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Welkenraedt is 5.2 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8.19 µg/m³country median 9.031 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319Official
PM10 — annual mean9.16 µg/m³country median 13.131 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110Official
PM2.5 — annual mean5.24 µg/m³country median 7.431 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.8 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 12.8 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 17.4 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SPALASAUVENIERE_06490.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 3.7 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SPALASAUVENIERE_06490.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 8.3 · May 12 · Jun 15 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SPALASAUVENIERE_06490.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 107 · Feb 95.2 · Mar 89.9 · Apr 69.7 · May 82.9 · Jun 93.7 · Jul 98 · Aug 101.8 · Sep 92.1 · Oct 88 · Nov 97.3 · Dec 124.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SPALASAUVENIERE_06490.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 68.3 · Feb 75 · Mar 126.2 · Apr 168.7 · May 194.9 · Jun 207.9 · Jul 208.1 · Aug 196.9 · Sep 151.3 · Oct 121.5 · Nov 68 · Dec 52.5 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 47.6% between 2014 and 2024, from 10.0 to 5.2.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Welkenraedt?

The published population was 10,531 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 area24.72 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.6Official
Foreign-resident share8.71 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)19Official
Foreign residents872 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.7Official
Population density426 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.8Official
Population10,531 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source2Official

International community in Welkenraedt

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 population10,175100.0%
Born in Belgium8,67085.2%
Born in another EU member state7527.4%
Born in a non-EU country7487.4%
Not indicated50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24

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 population10,175100.0%
Belgian nationality9,31191.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state5735.6%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country2672.6%
Not indicated180.2%
Stateless60.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22

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 Belgium7,16870.4%
Total — Total population10,175100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium8,67085.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total7,32772.0%
Belgique — Total population7,32772.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total7,32772.0%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium7,16870.4%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium7,16870.4%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin1,98419.5%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium1,50514.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1,41113.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Pays voisin* — Total population1,22012.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population1,06510.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total9068.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total9038.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — total8648.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium8468.3%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin7857.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium7737.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin7487.4%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium6676.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium6476.4%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium6296.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium5735.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population5635.5%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium5535.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium5095.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total4974.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total4674.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin4514.4%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium4494.4%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total4354.3%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium4184.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium4174.1%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium3973.9%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium3953.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium3943.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium3873.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium3533.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium3433.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total3173.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium2942.9%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total2592.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total2522.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium2472.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1771.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total1751.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium1711.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1591.6%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium1591.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1591.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1571.5%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1561.5%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1521.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1501.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium1461.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total1241.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1241.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium1211.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1181.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total1121.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium1071.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium910.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium820.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium640.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium600.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium590.6%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium480.5%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium380.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium300.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total290.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium280.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium230.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium220.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total220.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium70.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium50.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium40.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium30.0%
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 source23

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad14.74 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace21Official
Median age42 years31 Dec 2026Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 202619Official

Alternatives for people set on Welkenraedt

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.

Raeren as a Welkenraedt alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 49.1% Raeren vs 8.7% Welkenraedt+464%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,365 Raeren vs 7,131 Welkenraedt−53%
  • Unemployment: 6.2% Raeren vs 8.3% Welkenraedt−25%
  • Nearest airport: 47.0 km Raeren vs 37.0 km Welkenraedt+27%
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.9 µg/m³ Raeren vs 5.2 µg/m³ Welkenraedt−7%
  • Residents: 11,114 Raeren vs 10,531 Welkenraedt+6%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,540 Raeren vs €3,540 Welkenraedtsame level
Full comparisonMore about Raeren

Lokeren as a Welkenraedt alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 148 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 50,897 Lokeren vs 10,531 Welkenraedt+383%
  • Unemployment: 5.3% Lokeren vs 8.3% Welkenraedt−35%
  • Nearest airport: 21.0 km Lokeren vs 37.0 km Welkenraedt−43%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Lokeren vs €3,540 Welkenraedt+5%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,285 Lokeren vs 7,131 Welkenraedtsame level
  • Foreign residents: 8.7% Lokeren vs 8.7% Welkenraedtsame level
Full comparisonMore about Lokeren

Cities near Welkenraedt

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

Lontzen 3.2 km away
Rent
700 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
La Calamine 4.8 km away
Rent
675 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Eupen 5.3 km away
Rent
705 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Limbourg 5.8 km away
Rent
675 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Plombières 8.2 km away
Rent
745 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Dison 9.9 km away
Rent
600 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Raeren 10.5 km away
Rent
732.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

Other cities in Belgium to compare with Welkenraedt, nearest in population first.

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Houthulst10,543 residentsFosses-la-Ville10,513 residentsOpglabbeek10,575 residentsBraine-le-Château10,610 residentsOudenburg10,449 residentsAvelgem10,426 residents

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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 Welkenraedt?

The published population was 10,531 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Welkenraedt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 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 Welkenraedt?

Police recorded about 7,131 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 Welkenraedt?

The unemployment rate is about 8.3 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Welkenraedt?

The median gross salary is 3,540 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

How many foreign residents live in Welkenraedt?

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

Is Welkenraedt a good place to live?

Welkenraedt 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 Welkenraedt?

Lontzen, La Calamine, Eupen, Limbourg, Plombières are near Welkenraedt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Born in Belgium live in Welkenraedt?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,670 people (85.2%) 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, October 16). Welkenraedt, Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8e3e78343f315728b91b42f43478792a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/welkenraedt/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  year = {2026},
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Sources

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  1. Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Belgium official denominator source statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-14
  3. 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
  4. FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  6. Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
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  8. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
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  18. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q151831 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  19. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q152734 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  20. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q152743 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  21. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q159864 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  22. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q159958 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  23. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q506739 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  24. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q682105 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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