Living in Zwevegem

In Zwevegem, the median rent tenants pay is €725 a month (2025).

The city covered 63.6 km² in 2025. Population density was 409.3 people per km² in 2026. For Zwevegem, the foreign population count was 1,127 at the start of 2026. Its population was 26,035 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2434 sources

Population26,035people1 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 rent725EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate3.24%country median 5.3% — 39% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime3,530offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 32% belowIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7.49µg/m³country median 7.4 — about the sameOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Lower unemployment than 83% of Belgian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 90% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Zwevegem.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	10,527 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁹Official
Main residence dwellings	10,522 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁷Official
Median monthly rent	725 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Zwevegem 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 worker67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on education · range 34–54%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–66%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.24% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Zwevegem?

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

Unemployment rate: 3.24 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁷

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Zwevegem is 3.2%. 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

Zwevegem 3.2%

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	97.92 %	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	3.24 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Zwevegem?

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

Left over each month€1,590of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Transport
Internet
Mobile
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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.	€2,487
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31	− €725
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	€1,590

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zwevegem. 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

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 Zwevegem. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Zwevegem?

Police recorded about 3,530 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 3,530 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesZwevegem 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

Zwevegem3,530

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,530 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁴Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	KJK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	9 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.49 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 8.64 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Zwevegem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.5 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: 7.49 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

PM2.57.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013.3WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.6WHO 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 Zwevegem is 7.5 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

Zwevegem 7.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.64 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	13.33 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	7.49 µg/m³country median 7.4 — about the same	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 time11 published observations, 2014–2024

6.6

8.5

10.5

12.4

7.5201420162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 37.6% between 2014 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.5.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Zwevegem?

The published population was 26,035 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	63.61 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	4.44 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,127 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	409.3 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	26,035 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Zwevegem

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	24,853	100.0%
Born in Belgium	23,651	95.2%
Born in a non-EU country	663	2.7%
Born in another EU member state	538	2.2%
Not indicated	1	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	24,853	100.0%
Belgian nationality	24,120	97.1%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	475	1.9%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	242	1.0%
Not indicated	16	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	22,570	90.8%
Total — Total population	24,853	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	23,651	95.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	22,712	91.4%
Belgique — Total population	22,712	91.4%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	22,712	91.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	22,570	90.8%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	22,570	90.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,408	5.7%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,202	4.8%
Hors UE27 — Total population	1,030	4.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,001	4.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	743	3.0%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	733	2.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	668	2.7%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	653	2.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	647	2.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	626	2.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	600	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	563	2.3%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	498	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	467	1.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	466	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	443	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	441	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	441	1.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	407	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	384	1.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	379	1.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	337	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	331	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	302	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	295	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	287	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	287	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	276	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	261	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	247	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	221	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	220	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	209	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	202	0.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	170	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	167	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	161	0.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	154	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	148	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	146	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	145	0.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	142	0.6%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	142	0.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	142	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	139	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	135	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	119	0.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	98	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	97	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	90	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	86	0.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	80	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	70	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	57	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	48	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	48	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	44	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	29	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	26	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	26	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	25	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	21	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	15	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	12	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	11	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	7	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	7	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	6	0.0%
Hors UE27 — 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%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	3	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	4.83 %	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 Zwevegem

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.

Roeselare as a Zwevegem alternative in the same region

22 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: 13.5% Roeselare vs 4.4% Zwevegem+203%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 Roeselare vs 3,530 Zwevegemno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Zwevegemsame level

Full comparison More about Roeselare

Sint-Niklaas as a Zwevegem alternative in the same country

67 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: 13.4% Sint-Niklaas vs 4.4% Zwevegem+201%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,185 Sint-Niklaas vs 3,530 Zwevegemno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Sint-Niklaas vs €3,711 Zwevegemsame level

Full comparison More about Sint-Niklaas

Cities near Zwevegem

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

Deerlijk 6.1 km away

Rent: 825 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Harelbeke 6.5 km away

Rent: 750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Kuurne 6.7 km away

Rent: 750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Avelgem 8.3 km away

Rent: 700 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Waregem 10.2 km away

Rent: 800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Wevelgem 10.5 km away

Rent: 725.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Oupeye26,036 residents Maaseik25,896 residents Berchem-Sainte-Agathe25,762 residents Ganshoren25,731 residents Westerlo25,723 residents Hamme25,706 residents

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Zwevegem in rankings

#5 of 30 in Safest cities in Belgium by recorded crime #14 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Belgium #29 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Belgium

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zwevegem 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; Zwevegem'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 Zwevegem?

The published population was 26,035 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Zwevegem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.5 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 Zwevegem?

Police recorded about 3,530 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 Zwevegem?

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

What is the typical salary around Zwevegem?

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 Zwevegem?

1,127 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Zwevegem a good place to live?

Zwevegem 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 Zwevegem?

Deerlijk, Harelbeke, Kuurne, Avelgem, Beveren-Leie are near Zwevegem. 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 Zwevegem?

The official country of birth distribution records 23,651 people (95.2%) 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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  title = {Zwevegem, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  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
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
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 — Q177133 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q204547 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q244513 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q392343 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q478797 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q731501 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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