Living in Wevelgem

Wevelgem is a city in Belgium, with a population of 32,089 at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 3.55% at the start of 2011.

Lower unemployment than 76% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 69% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 86% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Wevelgem.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	13,416 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹³Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	13,410 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹¹Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Wevelgem?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 3.55 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁰

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Wevelgem is 3.6%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	99.21 %	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.²Official
Unemployment rate	3.55 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁰Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wevelgem. 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

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

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

Safety

How safe is Wevelgem?

Police recorded about 4,266 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: 4,266 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesWevelgem highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,266 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁹Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	KJK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	4 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.62 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 11.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Wevelgem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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: 8.62 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁹

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 Wevelgem is 8.6 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11.81 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..2024-12-31⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	15.28 µg/m³country median 13.2	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.62 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..2024-12-31⁹Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	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 Center³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	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 Center³Official
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 Center³Official

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

Annual PM2.5 fell 33.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.6.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Tongeren32,138 residents Knokke-Heist32,163 residents Tielt (Tielt)31,973 residents Aarschot31,948 residents Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve31,823 residents Courcelles31,673 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 39.1 km² in 2025. Population density was 819.9 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Wevelgem?

The published population was 32,089 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	39.14 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	4.88 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹²Official
Foreign residents	1,588 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁵Official
Population density	819.9 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁶Official
Population	32,089 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Wevelgem

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	31,503	100.0%
Born in Belgium	29,591	93.9%
Born in a non-EU country	1,132	3.6%
Born in another EU member state	776	2.5%
Not indicated	4	0.0%

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

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	31,503	100.0%
Belgian nationality	30,279	96.1%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	716	2.3%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	496	1.6%
Not indicated	12	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

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	28,013	88.9%
Total — Total population	31,503	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	29,591	93.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	28,175	89.4%
Belgique — Total population	28,175	89.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	28,175	89.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	28,013	88.9%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	28,013	88.9%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,104	6.7%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,912	6.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population	1,884	6.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,417	4.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,240	3.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	1,224	3.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,101	3.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,063	3.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	1,028	3.3%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	913	2.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	846	2.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	815	2.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	783	2.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	729	2.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	687	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	686	2.2%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	681	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	652	2.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	644	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	638	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	609	1.9%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	554	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	547	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	540	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	531	1.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	446	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	432	1.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	376	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	374	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	348	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	313	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	310	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	297	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	275	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	232	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	230	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	226	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	218	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	203	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	201	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	200	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	189	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	183	0.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	162	0.5%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	162	0.5%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	162	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	161	0.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	161	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	157	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	122	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	97	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	90	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	86	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	81	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	72	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	61	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	57	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	55	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	35	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	31	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	29	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	26	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	17	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	16	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	14	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	13	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	12	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	10	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	4	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	4	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Is Wevelgem 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–70%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–67%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–59%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Foreign residents1,588 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population32,089 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings13,416 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability99.21 %Jun 2025Official source · 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.

Unemployment rate3.55 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean11.81 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	6.06 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁴Official
Median age	43.6 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wevelgem 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Wevelgem?

The published population was 32,089 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Wevelgem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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 Wevelgem?

Police recorded about 4,266 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 Wevelgem?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Wevelgem?

1,588 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Wevelgem a good place to live?

Wevelgem may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Born in another EU member state live in Wevelgem?

The official country of birth distribution records 776 people (2.5%) in the source-defined population for 2021-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Wevelgem, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/wevelgem/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_wevelgem-belgium-jobs-safety-air-quality_41097e4f7cd1,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Wevelgem, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/wevelgem/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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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 Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age 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
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
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

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