--- entity_id: city:be:geonames:2801438 entity_type: city name: Borsbeek country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: borsbeek canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/borsbeek.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/borsbeek.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/borsbeek snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-08-30 fact_count: 11 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/ citation_title: "Borsbeek, Belgium: jobs, air quality" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Borsbeek Borsbeek is a city in Belgium, and the figures below are its published values. Borsbeek had a population of 11,379 at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Borsbeek? The published population was 11,379 people in January 2024. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 11,379 people · Period: January 2024 - Claims: claim-ef4cf898b514 ### Is the air quality good in Borsbeek? The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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. - Value: 10 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-7b1967eeb371 ### What is the unemployment rate in Borsbeek? The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2011). - Value: 4.9 % · Period: 2011 - Claims: claim-0bfe17113a6d ## Mobility Borsbeek's nearest airport was ANR, 2 km away and offered 1 direct destinations. ## Housing Main residences in Borsbeek numbered 4,850 at the end of 2021. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.6°C in January to 18.6°C in July. Borsbeek's monthly precipitation totalled 68.3 mm in January and 78.5 mm in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 11,379 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [1] | | G05 Main Residential Dwellings | `g05_main_residential_dwellings` | 4,850 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.89 % | city | 2011-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 10 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 13.46 · Feb 17.62 · Mar 21.19 · Apr 26.34 · May 29.13 · Jun 31.75 · Jul 38.58 · Aug 35.14 · Sep 32.96 · Oct 25.09 · Nov 19.74 · Dec 14.84 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -11.88 · Feb -13.63 · Mar -7.51 · Apr -4.39 · May 0.54 · Jun 3.54 · Jul 7.93 · Aug 6.75 · Sep 3.83 · Oct -3.95 · Nov -4.55 · Dec -11.33 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 2.56 · Feb 3.16 · Mar 5.91 · Apr 9.7 · May 13.39 · Jun 16.67 · Jul 18.57 · Aug 18.15 · Sep 15.03 · Oct 11.13 · Nov 6.74 · Dec 3.37 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 68.3 · Feb 59.9 · Mar 54 · Apr 41.5 · May 58.4 · Jun 73.1 · Jul 78.5 · Aug 83.8 · Sep 70 · Oct 66.3 · Nov 75.7 · Dec 89 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 2 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | ANR | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Public employment service - [Actiris](https://www.actiris.brussels/en/citizens/) — Job Search - [Le Forem](https://www.leforem.be/citoyens/inscription-accompagnement-chercheur-emploi.html) — Job Search, Registration - [VDAB](https://www.vdab.be/registratie/?registratieType=ACCOUNT) — Job Search, Registration, Training This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Borsbeek when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.belgium.be/en/health/healthcare_costs) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Belgium country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/belgium/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - Born in another EU member state: 718 (6.5%) - Born in Belgium: 9,102 (82.2%) - Born in a non-EU country: 1,253 (11.3%) - Total population: 11,077 (100.0%) - Not indicated: 4 (0.0%) - Population universe: All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex - Period: 2021-01-01 - Source: https://www.statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/TF_CENSUS_2021/TF_CENSUS_2021_HC08_2.xlsx ### Citizenship - Foreign nationality: other EU member state: 785 (7.1%) - Belgian nationality: 9,681 (87.4%) - Foreign nationality: non-EU country: 530 (4.8%) - Stateless: 2 (0.0%) - Total population: 11,077 (100.0%) - Not indicated: 79 (0.7%) - Population universe: All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex - Period: 2021-01-01 - Source: https://www.statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/TF_CENSUS_2021/TF_CENSUS_2021_HC08_1.xlsx ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 7,283 (65.7%) - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 70 (0.6%) - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 7,353 (66.4%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Non-Belgian — total: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Belgique — Total population: 7,353 (66.4%) - Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium: 7,283 (65.7%) - Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium: 70 (0.6%) - Hors UE27 — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Hors UE27 — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Hors UE27 — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 0 (0.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 194 (1.8%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 8 (0.1%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 202 (1.8%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 536 (4.8%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 5 (0.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 541 (4.9%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 431 (3.9%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 588 (5.3%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 1,019 (9.2%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 129 (1.2%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 520 (4.7%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total: 649 (5.9%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 1,762 (15.9%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 1,161 (10.5%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 601 (5.4%) - Hors UE27 — Total population: 2,411 (21.8%) - Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium: 1,290 (11.6%) - Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium: 1,121 (10.1%) - Pays voisin* — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 0 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 158 (1.4%) - 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, one parent foreign — total: 162 (1.5%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 17 (0.2%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 3 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 20 (0.2%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 54 (0.5%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 32 (0.3%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 86 (0.8%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 53 (0.5%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 216 (1.9%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total: 269 (2.4%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 268 (2.4%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 229 (2.1%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 39 (0.4%) - Pays voisin* — Total population: 537 (4.8%) - Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium: 282 (2.5%) - Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium: 255 (2.3%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 7,283 (65.7%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 70 (0.6%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 7,353 (66.4%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 442 (4.0%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 13 (0.1%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 455 (4.1%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 577 (5.2%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 8 (0.1%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 585 (5.3%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 546 (4.9%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 742 (6.7%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 1,288 (11.6%) - Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 254 (2.3%) - Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 1,142 (10.3%) - Total — Non-Belgian — total: 1,396 (12.6%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 2,328 (21.0%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 1,565 (14.1%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 763 (6.9%) - Total — Total population: 11,077 (100.0%) - Total — Total population — born in Belgium: 9,102 (82.2%) - Total — Total population — born outside Belgium: 1,975 (17.8%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 0 (0.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 90 (0.8%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 1 (0.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 91 (0.8%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 24 (0.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 24 (0.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 61 (0.6%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 122 (1.1%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 183 (1.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 72 (0.6%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 406 (3.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total: 478 (4.3%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 298 (2.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 175 (1.6%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 123 (1.1%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population: 776 (7.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium: 247 (2.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium: 529 (4.8%) - Population universe: All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication - Period: 2021-01-01 - Source: https://www.statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.13%20Herkomst/Origine%20par%20groupe%20de%20nationalite%20d%20origine%20par%20commune.xlsx ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 7,283 (65.7%) - Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 70 (0.6%) - Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 7,353 (66.4%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 442 (4.0%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 13 (0.1%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 455 (4.1%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 577 (5.2%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 8 (0.1%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 585 (5.3%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 546 (4.9%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 742 (6.7%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 1,288 (11.6%) - Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 254 (2.3%) - Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 1,142 (10.3%) - Non-Belgian — total: 1,396 (12.6%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin: 2,328 (21.0%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 1,565 (14.1%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 763 (6.9%) - Total population: 11,077 (100.0%) - Total population — born in Belgium: 9,102 (82.2%) - Total population — born outside Belgium: 1,975 (17.8%) - Population universe: All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication - Period: 2021-01-01 - Source: https://www.statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.13%20Herkomst/Origine%20par%20commune.xlsx ## Sources 1. Statbel (Belgian statistical office) — Official source — https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking%20naar%20woonplaats%2C%20nationaliteit%20burgelijke%20staat%20%2C%20leeftijd%20en%20geslacht/TF_SOC_POP_STRUCT_2024.zip 2. Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) — Official source — https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/TF_CENSUS_2021/TF_CENSUS_2021_HC41_1.zip?download=1 3. bestat.statbel.fgov.be — Official source — https://bestat.statbel.fgov.be/bestat/api/views/51bc2007-36b3-4f96-a540-823018b2dd67/result/JSON 4. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query 5. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=4.485430&latitude=51.196610&format=JSON 6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv 7. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 8. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Borsbeek, Belgium: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_borsbeek-belgium-jobs-air-quality_e7f73c29895a, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Borsbeek, Belgium: jobs, air quality}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Borsbeek, Belgium: jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/ - Title: Borsbeek, Belgium: jobs, air quality - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/borsbeek/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/borsbeek.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/borsbeek.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/borsbeek - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json