--- entity_id: city:be:geonames:2799645 entity_type: city name: Dendermonde country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: dendermonde-vlg-vov canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 8 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/dendermonde-vlg-vov/ citation_title: "Dendermonde, 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/ --- # Dendermonde Dendermonde is a city in Belgium. Dendermonde numbered 47,539 residents at the end of 2025. The foreign population count was 3,147 at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Dendermonde stood at 8 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 Dendermonde? The published population was 47,539 people in 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 47,539 people · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-995e1a26687d ### Is the air quality good in Dendermonde? The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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: 8 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-b0f2e1920b39 ### What is the unemployment rate in Dendermonde? The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2011). - Value: 4.5 % · Period: 2011 - Claims: claim-17ed74335c3f ## Mobility Dendermonde's nearest airport was BRU, 30 km away and offered 146 direct destinations. ## Immigration An estimate placed the foreign population share at 6.62% at the end of 2025. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 3,147 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 47,539 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | aging | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.52 % | city | 2011-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 8 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 6.62 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [1] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 146 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 30 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | BRU | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | 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 Dendermonde 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/). ## Comparable recorded safety 12 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Dendermonde in this strictly source-matched cohort. - Dendermonde: 7,747.3 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2786700: 4,208.6 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2794730: 4,346.6 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2795232: 4,625.9 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2783170: 4,734.2 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2796637: 4,971.6 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2795985: 5,028.2 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2785778: 5,554.7 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2789529: 6,960.2 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2792397: 7,290.3 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2785470: 7,416.6 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2803448: 7,510 offences/100k - city:be:geonames:2797638: 7,668.3 offences/100k Only identical source-family, definition, period, grain and denominator cohorts are compared. This is not an absolute safety ranking. - 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_2025.zip - 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_Dendermonde_fr.pdf ## Sources 1. Statbel (Statistics Belgium) — Official source — https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/structure-population 2. 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_2025.xlsx 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 (EEA) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D%27BE%27+AND+AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CPreliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 5. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 6. 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). Dendermonde, Belgium: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_dendermonde-belgium-jobs-air-quality_80f9722b67bd, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Dendermonde, 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/dendermonde-vlg-vov/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Dendermonde, Belgium: jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov/) — 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/dendermonde-vlg-vov/ - Title: Dendermonde, 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/dendermonde-vlg-vov/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/dendermonde-vlg-vov - 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