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Living in Wetteren

In Wetteren, the median rent tenants pay is €850 a month (2025).

Wetteren is in Belgium; its population was 27,071 at the start of 2026. For Wetteren, the unemployment rate was 4.68% at the start of 2011.

Last checked 2026-09-2435 sources

Population27,071people1 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 rent850EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50
Unemployment rate4.68%country median 5.3% — 12% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
Recorded crime6,945offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 34% aboveIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025
PM2.5, annual mean8.33µg/m³country median 7.4 — 13% 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 79% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 73% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Wetteren.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Wetteren 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 Lijn11Official
Dwellings11,644 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units19Official
Main residence dwellings11,624 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)17Official
Median monthly rent850 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official

Is Wetteren 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%
Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–52%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–57%
Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Wetteren?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.68 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201128
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Wetteren is 4.7%. 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 availability98.63 %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)3,711 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202216Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.68 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201128Independent

What does a salary buy in Wetteren?

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€1,465of €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− €850
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€1,465
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Wetteren Salary needed to live in Wetteren

Public employment service

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

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

Safety

How safe is Wetteren?

Police recorded about 6,945 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: 6,945 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202525
Recorded crime across major citiesWetteren highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Wetteren 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
Wetteren6,945
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,945 offences per 100,000country median 5,16731 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202525Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportGNE3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Distance to nearest airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.33 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 10.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Wetteren?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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: 8.33 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110
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 BelgiumAnnual PM2.5 in Wetteren is 8.3 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 mean10.77 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..2024-12-318Official
PM10 — annual mean15.26 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..2024-12-319Official
PM2.5 — annual mean8.33 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..2024-12-3110Official
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.csv24Official · 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.csv24Official · 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.csv24Official · 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.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.4% between 2014 and 2024, from 15.0 to 8.3.

Population and city profile

The city covered 37 km² in 2025. Population density was 731.3 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Wetteren?

The published population was 27,071 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 area37.02 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.5Official
Foreign-resident share9.44 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)18Official
Foreign residents2,579 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.6Official
Population density731.3 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.7Official
Population27,071 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source2Official

International community in Wetteren

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 population26,206100.0%
Born in Belgium22,94887.6%
Born in a non-EU country2,1668.3%
Born in another EU member state1,0864.1%
Not indicated60.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total population26,206100.0%
Belgian nationality23,99191.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state1,1544.4%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country1,0384.0%
Not indicated220.1%
Stateless10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium20,78279.3%
Total — Total population26,206100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium22,94887.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total20,94179.9%
Belgique — Total population20,94179.9%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total20,94179.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium20,78279.3%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium20,78279.3%
Hors UE27 — Total population3,52613.5%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium3,25812.4%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin3,05011.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin2,4229.2%
Total — Non-Belgian — total2,2158.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium1,9967.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1,9307.4%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1,8817.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1,6946.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium1,5305.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1,4245.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1,4105.4%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1,1694.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population1,1554.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium1,1284.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total1,1044.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1,0123.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium9893.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium9843.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total8793.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium8583.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium7512.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total7152.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium6792.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total6412.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium6362.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total6062.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium6012.3%
Pays voisin* — Total population5842.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium5662.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium4351.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total3921.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium3741.4%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin3521.3%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium3391.3%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium3021.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium2971.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium2851.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin2761.1%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium2450.9%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total2320.9%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total2250.9%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium2110.8%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1950.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1690.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1590.6%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium1590.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1590.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1520.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium1280.5%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium1200.5%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1180.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1070.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium1030.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total980.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium940.4%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium820.3%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium500.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium490.2%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium370.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium360.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium360.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium260.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total260.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium180.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium140.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium90.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total90.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium50.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium50.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium40.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad12.41 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace20Official
Median age43 years31 Dec 2026Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 202618Official

Alternatives for people set on Wetteren

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.

Oosterzele as a Wetteren alternative in the same region

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

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,640 Oosterzele vs 6,945 Wetteren−48%
  • Unemployment: 2.8% Oosterzele vs 4.7% Wetteren−41%
  • Foreign residents: 2.2% Oosterzele vs 9.4% Wetteren−77%
  • Residents: 14,150 Oosterzele vs 27,071 Wetteren−48%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Oosterzele vs 11.0 km Wetteren−18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Oosterzele vs 8.3 µg/m³ Wetteren−7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Oosterzele vs €3,711 Wetterensame level
Full comparisonMore about Oosterzele

Cities near Wetteren

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

Ghent Commuting Zone · 13.1 km away
Rent
700 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Laarne 3.9 km away
Rent
900 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Wichelen 6.3 km away
Rent
850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Lede 7.6 km away
Rent
825 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Destelbergen 8.1 km away
Rent
1,050 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Oosterzele 8.2 km away
Rent
950 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Berlare 8.8 km away
Rent
850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode27,003 residentsFlémalle27,167 residentsMortsel26,961 residentsBeersel26,800 residentsPuurs-Sint-Amands27,389 residentsLievegem27,502 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wetteren 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; Wetteren's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Wetteren part of Ghent?

Wetteren is in the published commuting zone of Ghent; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Ghent city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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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 Wetteren?

The published population was 27,071 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Wetteren?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.3 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 Wetteren?

Police recorded about 6,945 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 Wetteren?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Wetteren?

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 Wetteren?

2,579 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Wetteren a good place to live?

Wetteren 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.

Is Wetteren part of Ghent?

Wetteren is in the published commuting zone of Ghent; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Wetteren?

Ghent, Laarne, Wichelen, Heusden, Lede are near Wetteren. 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 Wetteren?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,948 people (87.6%) 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, October 16). Wetteren, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 83b0d900582cdd99cf27156b726d5c08]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/wetteren/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Wetteren, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {83b0d900582cdd99cf27156b726d5c08},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
  4. Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
  5. Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
  6. Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
  7. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  10. Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
  11. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  12. Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
  13. Statbel, Belgian statistical office country of birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
  14. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  15. Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
  16. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  17. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  18. 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
  19. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q3177595 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  20. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q643980 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  21. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q730696 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  22. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q730801 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  23. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q793584 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  24. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q842477 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  25. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q912113 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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