Living in Belleville

Foreign-born residents accounted for 11.9% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 17.6% in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 2.91 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 247.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 222.8 people per km² in 2021.

Higher unemployment than 82% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Belleville?

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 CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Belleville.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

22.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Belleville. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	35.14 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Belleville (Wayback capture 20250118080803)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.62 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Belleville (Wayback capture 20250118080803)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	387.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Belleville (Wayback capture 20250118080803)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	58 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Belleville (Wayback capture 20250118080803)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	37.21 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Belleville (Wayback capture 20250118080803)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	108.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Belleville (Wayback capture 20250118080803)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	22.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Dwellings	24,582 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁶Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	23,536 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 11.9% in May 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Belleville?

The unemployment rate is 11.9 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Belleville is 11.9%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	49.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,018 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	11.9 %country median 8.3%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

Government of Canada

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Belleville. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct	0.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct	3.3 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct	5.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
Nearest airport	YPQ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	78.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Belleville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, Frenchfree

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Belleville.

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 4.04 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Belleville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 2.91 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.³

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 CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Belleville is 2.9 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.04 µg/m³country median 6.9	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁴Official
PM10 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.91 µg/m³country median 3.7	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 10.7 · Feb 10.74 · Mar 19.12 · Apr 19.63 · May 28.19 · Jun 29.15 · Jul 32.6 · Aug 32.72 · Sep 30.06 · Oct 25.02 · Nov 17.67 · Dec 13.91 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -26.59 · Feb -29.54 · Mar -24.54 · Apr -8.99 · May -1.1 · Jun 4.54 · Jul 8.53 · Aug 11.87 · Sep 6.62 · Oct -1.39 · Nov -10.8 · Dec -23.01 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.55 · Feb -4.43 · Mar -0.26 · Apr 5.3 · May 11.2 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 21.71 · Aug 21.74 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 11.07 · Nov 4.84 · Dec -0.82 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official

Cities of a similar size in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Saint-Hyacinthe57,239 residents North Bay52,662 residents Welland58,491 residents Brandon51,313 residents Mascouche51,183 residents Châteauguay50,815 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Belleville?

The published population was 55,071 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Belleville (Census subdivision 3512005)¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	247.2 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
City area	247.4 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Belleville, CSD 3512005)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	9.28 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Foreign residents	2,145 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.¹²Official
Population density	222.8 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.¹²Official
Population	55,071 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Belleville (Census subdivision 3512005)¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 19.7% between 2001 and 2022, from 47,918 to 57,363.

International community in Belleville

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	4,990	100.0%
Europe	2,085	41.8%
Asia	1,850	37.1%
United Kingdom	905	18.1%
Americas	860	17.2%
India	635	12.7%
Philippines	375	7.5%
United States of America	275	5.5%
Other places of birth in Europe	265	5.3%
Other places of birth in Americas	230	4.6%
Germany	210	4.2%

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Published group	People	Share
China	190	3.8%
Netherlands	170	3.4%
Africa	140	2.8%
Portugal	125	2.5%
Jamaica	120	2.4%
Other places of birth in Asia	110	2.2%
Korea, South	105	2.1%
Viet Nam	80	1.6%
Italy	75	1.5%
Pakistan	75	1.5%
Trinidad and Tobago	70	1.4%
Greece	70	1.4%
Other places of birth in Africa	65	1.3%
Poland	60	1.2%
Oceania and other places of birth	60	1.2%
Guyana	50	1.0%
Syria	50	1.0%
Sri Lanka	50	1.0%
Ethiopia	45	0.9%
Mexico	40	0.8%
France	40	0.8%
Russian Federation	40	0.8%
Hong Kong	40	0.8%
Romania	35	0.7%
Ukraine	35	0.7%
Lebanon	35	0.7%
Bangladesh	35	0.7%
El Salvador	30	0.6%
Colombia	20	0.4%
Hungary	20	0.4%
Afghanistan	20	0.4%
Iran	20	0.4%
Brazil	15	0.3%
Croatia	15	0.3%
Taiwan	15	0.3%
Nigeria	10	0.2%
Somalia	10	0.2%
South Africa, Republic of	10	0.2%
Iraq	10	0.2%
Turkey	10	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	53,795	100.0%
Canadian citizens	51,650	96.0%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	41,870	77.8%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	9,785	18.2%
Not Canadian citizens	2,145	4.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	54,255	100.0%
Single responses	53,525	98.7%
Official languages	51,615	95.1%
English	51,340	94.6%
Non-official languages	1,910	3.5%
Non-Indigenous languages	1,905	3.5%
Indo-European languages	1,075	2.0%
Multiple responses	735	1.4%
Indo-Iranian languages	705	1.3%
Indo-Aryan languages	690	1.3%
English and non-official language(s)	595	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
French	280	0.5%
Gujarati	265	0.5%
Italic (Romance) languages	240	0.4%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	235	0.4%
Sino-Tibetan languages	180	0.3%
Dravidian languages	165	0.3%
Spanish	150	0.3%
Chinese languages	145	0.3%
Austronesian languages	125	0.2%
Sign languages	115	0.2%
American Sign Language	105	0.2%
Malayalam	105	0.2%
English and French	100	0.2%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	100	0.2%
Mandarin	95	0.2%
Urdu	90	0.2%
Afro-Asiatic languages	80	0.1%
Semitic languages	80	0.1%
Korean	80	0.1%
Arabic	75	0.1%
Austro-Asiatic languages	70	0.1%
Vietnamese	70	0.1%
Balto-Slavic languages	65	0.1%
Slavic languages	65	0.1%
Hindi	65	0.1%
Portuguese	60	0.1%
Tamil	50	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	40	0.1%
Greek	40	0.1%
Tibeto-Burman languages	35	0.1%
Tibetan	35	0.1%
Russian	25	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	20	0.0%
Polish	20	0.0%
Germanic languages	20	0.0%
Iranian languages	20	0.0%
Italian	20	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	15	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	15	0.0%
Serbian	15	0.0%
High German languages	15	0.0%
German	15	0.0%
Persian languages	15	0.0%
Iranian Persian	15	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	10	0.0%
Ilocano	10	0.0%
Bengali	10	0.0%
Marathi	10	0.0%
Nepali	10	0.0%
Romanian	10	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	5	0.0%
Thai	5	0.0%
Uralic languages	5	0.0%
Hungarian	5	0.0%
Indigenous languages	5	0.0%
Iroquoian languages	5	0.0%
Mohawk	5	0.0%
Armenian	5	0.0%
Croatian	5	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	5	0.0%
Dutch	5	0.0%
Japanese	5	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Is Belleville 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 worker43%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–52%

Skilled employee45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–53%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 34–50%

Family39%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 30–48%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Foreign residents2,145 people11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.

Population55,071 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Belleville (Census subdivision 3512005)

Households spending over 30% of income on rent22.3 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Dwellings24,582 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Employment rate49.2 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (regional)2,018 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	11.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population¹³Official
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct	17.6 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree¹⁵Official
Households	23,535 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Labour force participation rate	55.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁷Official
Median age	45.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Belleville 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Belleville?

The published population was 55,071 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Belleville (Census subdivision 3512005).

Is the air quality good in Belleville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

What is the unemployment rate in Belleville?

The unemployment rate is 11.9 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Belleville?

The median gross salary is 2,018 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Belleville?

2,145 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status..

How much is public transport in Belleville?

A monthly transport pass is 37.21 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo — Cost of Living in Belleville (Wayback capture 20250118080803).

Is Belleville a good place to live?

Belleville 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 Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in Belleville?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,990 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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