--- entity_id: city:be:geonames:2795985 entity_type: city name: Herk-de-Stad country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: herk-de-stad canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/herk-de-stad/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/herk-de-stad.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/herk-de-stad.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/herk-de-stad snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 generated_at: 2026-09-14 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/herk-de-stad/ citation_title: "Herk-de-Stad, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_version: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Herk-de-Stad Herk-de-Stad is one of the cities recorded in Belgium. At the end of 2025, Herk-de-Stad had a population of 12,927. Herk-de-Stad had a foreign population of 534 at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Herk-de-Stad stood at 9 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 Herk-de-Stad? The published population was 12,927 people in 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 12,927 people · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-036620f6c1c4 ### Is the air quality good in Herk-de-Stad? The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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: 9 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-d57e745010e0 ### What is the unemployment rate in Herk-de-Stad? The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (2011). - Value: 3.8 % · Period: 2011 - Claims: claim-d2dbf46e35ec ## Mobility Herk-de-Stad's nearest airport was LGG, 39 km away and offered 7 direct destinations. ## Immigration An estimate placed the foreign population share at 4.13% at the end of 2025. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 534 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 12,927 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | aging | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.76 % | city | 2011-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 9 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 4.13 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [1] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 7 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 39 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | LGG | 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 Herk-de-Stad 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 5 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Herk-de-Stad in this strictly source-matched cohort. - Herk-de-Stad: 5,028.2 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 Only identical source-family, definition, period, grain and denominator cohorts are compared. This is not an absolute safety ranking. - 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/06_Limburg/Limburg_Herk_de_Stad_fr.pdf - 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 ## 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 14). Herk-de-Stad, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/herk-de-stad/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_herk-de-stad-belgium-jobs-air-quality-population_ee5fa27a3f61, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Herk-de-Stad, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/herk-de-stad/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Herk-de-Stad, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/herk-de-stad/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/herk-de-stad/ - Title: Herk-de-Stad, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/herk-de-stad/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/herk-de-stad.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/herk-de-stad.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/herk-de-stad - 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