--- entity_id: city:be:nis5:45059 entity_type: city name: Brakel country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: brakel canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/brakel/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/brakel.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/brakel.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/brakel snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-31 fact_count: 14 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Brakel The foreign population count was 485 at the start of 2026. Brakel is in Belgium; its population was 15,169 at the start of 2026. Annual NO₂ was 8.89 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 57 km² in 2025. Population density was 266.3 people per km² in 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.5% in June 2025. ## Climate Annual PM2.5 was 7.62 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 14 µg/m³ in 2024. ## Work The unemployment rate was 3.82% at the start of 2011. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 485 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 15,169 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | fresh | verified | [2] | | Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 97.5493 % | city | 2025-06 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.82 % | city | 2011-01-01 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 8.8885 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [5] | | PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 13.9822 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 7.6169 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 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 mm | nearest_station | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 56.9629 km2 | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [9] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 3,810.4 offences/100k | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | aging | verified | [10] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 266.2964 people/km² | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [11] | 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. ## Sources 1. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. — Official source — https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/popstranger-1992-fr.xlsx 2. Belgium official denominator source — 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_2026.zip 3. 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. — Official source — https://www.bipt-data.be/en/projects/data/opendata 4. Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 — Independent source — https://bestat.statbel.fgov.be/bestat/api/views/51bc2007-36b3-4f96-a540-823018b2dd67/result/JSON 5. Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 — Official source — http://ftp.irceline.be/rio4x4/gemeente/fgem_pop_no2_1990_2024.csv 6. Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 — Official source — http://ftp.irceline.be/rio4x4/gemeente/fgem_pop_pm10_1997_2024.csv 7. Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 — Official source — http://ftp.irceline.be/rio4x4/gemeente/fgem_pop_pm25_2008_2024.csv 8. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Belgium/CSV/SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv 9. Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. — Official source — https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/Bouwen%20%26%20wonen/2.6%20Bodembezetting%20volgens%20het%20Kadasterregister/Occupation%20du%20sol%20selon%20le%20registre%20Cadastral%20sup%20par%20commune.xlsx 10. Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 — Independent source — https://www.police.be/statistiques/sites/statspol/files/statistics_files_upload/Criminalit%C3%A9%20-%20Criminaliteit/2025/2025_T04/crimi_fr/06_Par%20commune/09_Oost-Vlaanderen/Oost_Vlaanderen_Brakel_fr.pdf 11. Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. — Official source — https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Population_par_commune.xlsx ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Brakel, Belgium." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/brakel/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/brakel/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/brakel.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/brakel.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/brakel - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json