Living in Wervik

In Wervik, the median rent tenants pay is €620 a month (2025).

The city covered 43.8 km² in 2025. Population density was 439.4 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 4.96% at the start of 2011. Wervik had a population of 19,234 at the start of 2026. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 1,922.

Last checked 2026-09-2435 sources

Population19,234people1 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 rent619.8EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate4.96%country median 5.3% — 7% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime6,567offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 27% aboveIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8.42µg/m³country median 7.4 — 14% aboveOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

More recorded crime than 73% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 76% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Wervik.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€62

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	59.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Internet Go¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁴Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	62 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn¹¹Official
Dwellings	8,011 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	8,004 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁷Official
Median monthly rent	619.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Wervik a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–52%

Family49%strong on housing, weak on education · range 40–58%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Wervik?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.96 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011³⁴

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Wervik is 5.0%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

160

123

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Wervik 5.0%

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 2000-2022¹⁵Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	96.38 %	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 2000-2022¹⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.96 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011³⁴Independent

What does a salary buy in Wervik?

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

Left over each month€1,696of €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	− €620
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	€1,696

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Wervik Salary needed to live in Wervik

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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 Wervik. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Wervik?

Police recorded about 6,567 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: 6,567 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesWervik highlighted among comparable cities

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

Wervik6,567

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,567 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁵Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	KJK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.42 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 9.31 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Wervik?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 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: 8.42 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁰

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.4WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9.3WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Wervik is 8.4 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

142

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Wervik 8.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9.31 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	14.79 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	8.42 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
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.6 · Feb 16.81 · Mar 20.49 · Apr 24.85 · May 27.62 · Jun 29.85 · Jul 35.58 · Aug 32.16 · Sep 29.67 · Oct 24.67 · Nov 18.7 · Dec 14.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -9.43 · Feb -10.64 · Mar -6.41 · Apr -3.91 · May 1.28 · Jun 4.9 · Jul 8.35 · Aug 8.36 · Sep 4.54 · Oct -1.77 · Nov -3.84 · Dec -8.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.44 · Feb 3.79 · Mar 6.11 · Apr 9.43 · May 12.84 · Jun 15.92 · Jul 17.85 · Aug 17.67 · Sep 15 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 7.41 · Dec 4.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official

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

7.9

10.4

13.0

15.5

8.420152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 35.2% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.4.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Wervik?

The published population was 19,234 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	43.77 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	9.97 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,922 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	439.4 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	19,234 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Wervik

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	18,864	100.0%
Born in Belgium	16,913	89.7%
Born in another EU member state	1,204	6.4%
Born in a non-EU country	745	3.9%
Not indicated	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

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	18,864	100.0%
Belgian nationality	17,347	92.0%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	1,118	5.9%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	381	2.0%
Not indicated	18	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

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	14,851	78.7%
Total — Total population	18,864	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	16,913	89.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	14,962	79.3%
Belgique — Total population	14,962	79.3%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	14,962	79.3%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	14,851	78.7%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	14,851	78.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,385	12.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	2,292	12.2%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,951	10.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,876	9.9%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	1,598	8.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	1,517	8.0%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	1,472	7.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	1,399	7.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,331	7.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	1,178	6.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	1,126	6.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population	1,092	5.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	957	5.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	949	5.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	910	4.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	820	4.3%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	694	3.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	650	3.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	647	3.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	621	3.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	539	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	518	2.7%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	509	2.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	506	2.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	451	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	445	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	442	2.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	383	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	381	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	375	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	373	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	372	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	357	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	338	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	275	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	262	1.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	250	1.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	244	1.3%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	199	1.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	186	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	166	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	156	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	155	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	145	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	137	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	127	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	125	0.7%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	111	0.6%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	111	0.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	111	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	110	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	106	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	102	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	95	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	73	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	70	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	63	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	61	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	61	0.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	52	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	43	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	39	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	35	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	33	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	28	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	13	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	13	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	11	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	4	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.33 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²⁰Official
Median age	43 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Wervik

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.

Menen as a Wervik alternative in the same region

8 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: 14.6% Menen vs 10.0% Wervik+46%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,000 Menen vs 6,567 Wervikno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Menen vs €3,711 Werviksame level

Full comparison More about Menen

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert as a Wervik alternative in the same country

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

Foreign residents: 40.3% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 10.0% Wervik+304%
Unemployment: 9.4% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 5.0% Wervik+89%
Residents: 60,979 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 19,234 Wervik+217%
Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs €3,711 Wervik+17%
Nearest airport: 7.0 km Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 13.0 km Wervik−46%
Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 8.4 µg/m³ Wervik−8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,684 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 6,567 Werviksame level

Full comparison More about Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

Cities near Wervik

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

Comines France · 3.1 km away

Rent: 10.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Linselles France · 5.5 km away

Rent: 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Halluin France · 6.0 km away

Rent: 10.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Roncq France · 6.3 km away

Rent: 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Quesnoy-sur-Deûle France · 8.0 km away

Rent: 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Menen 8.1 km away

Rent: 650 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Neuville-en-Ferrain France · 9.1 km away

Rent: 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Bondues France · 9.5 km away

Rent: 14 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Jemeppe-sur-Sambre19,244 residents Destelbergen19,223 residents Putte19,203 residents Herzele19,291 residents Morlanwelz19,143 residents Stabroek19,126 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wervik 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.

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; Wervik's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Wervik?

The published population was 19,234 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Wervik?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 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 Wervik?

Police recorded about 6,567 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 Wervik?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Wervik?

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 Wervik?

1,922 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Wervik a good place to live?

Wervik 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 Wervik?

Comines, Linselles, Halluin, Roncq, Quesnoy-sur-Deûle are near Wervik. 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 Wervik?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,913 people (89.7%) 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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  title = {Wervik, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
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
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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Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn delijn.be · checked 2026-09-19
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
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
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, 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
www.observatoires-des-loyers.org observatoires-des-loyers.org · checked 2026-08-27
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
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
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
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
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q318532 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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