--- entity_id: city:be:geonames:2794063 entity_type: city name: Kortessem country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: kortessem canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kortessem/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/kortessem.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/kortessem.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/kortessem 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/kortessem/ citation_title: "Kortessem, 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/ --- # Kortessem Kortessem is a city in Belgium, and the figures below are its published values. Residents of Kortessem numbered 8,757 at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Kortessem 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 Kortessem? The published population was 8,757 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: 8,757 people · Period: January 2024 - Claims: claim-9d04106efdfc ### Is the air quality good in Kortessem? 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-d5c32d2ef775 ### What is the unemployment rate in Kortessem? The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (2011). - Value: 5.7 % · Period: 2011 - Claims: claim-d35fb5835839 ## Mobility Kortessem's nearest airport was LGG, 25 km away and offered 7 direct destinations. ## Housing Main dwellings in Kortessem totalled 3,540 at the end of 2021. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 2.1°C in January to 19.1°C in July. Kortessem's monthly precipitation totalled 64.9 mm in January and 79.4 mm in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 8,757 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [1] | | G05 Main Residential Dwellings | `g05_main_residential_dwellings` | 3,540 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.72 % | 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 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 12.98 · Feb 18.98 · Mar 21.62 · Apr 26.9 · May 29.82 · Jun 34.14 · Jul 40.34 · Aug 36.3 · Sep 34.31 · Oct 26.67 · Nov 19.77 · Dec 15.16 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -13.22 · Feb -16.51 · Mar -7.6 · Apr -4.73 · May 0.46 · Jun 4.58 · Jul 6.86 · Aug 6.94 · Sep 3.2 · Oct -4.46 · Nov -4.6 · Dec -12.62 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 2.09 · Feb 2.77 · Mar 5.76 · Apr 9.85 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.13 · Jul 19.07 · Aug 18.57 · Sep 15.13 · Oct 10.99 · Nov 6.43 · Dec 2.98 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 64.9 · Feb 59.5 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 47.5 · May 62.6 · Jun 73.9 · Jul 79.4 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 60.8 · Oct 64.6 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 79.9 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 7 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 25 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | LGG | 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 Kortessem 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: 269 (3.2%) - Born in Belgium: 7,914 (93.7%) - Born in a non-EU country: 259 (3.1%) - Total population: 8,443 (100.0%) - Not indicated: 1 (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: 197 (2.3%) - Belgian nationality: 8,145 (96.5%) - Foreign nationality: non-EU country: 90 (1.1%) - Stateless: 0 (0.0%) - Total population: 8,443 (100.0%) - Not indicated: 11 (0.1%) - 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: 7,263 (86.0%) - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 56 (0.7%) - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 7,319 (86.7%) - 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: 7,319 (86.7%) - Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium: 7,263 (86.0%) - Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium: 56 (0.7%) - 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: 83 (1.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 4 (0.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 87 (1.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 63 (0.7%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 63 (0.7%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 39 (0.5%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 141 (1.7%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 180 (2.1%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 14 (0.2%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 83 (1.0%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total: 97 (1.1%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 330 (3.9%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 185 (2.2%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 145 (1.7%) - Hors UE27 — Total population: 427 (5.1%) - Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium: 199 (2.4%) - Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium: 228 (2.7%) - 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: 127 (1.5%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 15 (0.2%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 142 (1.7%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 4 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 4 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 53 (0.6%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 19 (0.2%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 72 (0.9%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 17 (0.2%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 81 (1.0%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total: 98 (1.2%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 218 (2.6%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 184 (2.2%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 34 (0.4%) - Pays voisin* — Total population: 316 (3.7%) - Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium: 201 (2.4%) - Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium: 115 (1.4%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 7,263 (86.0%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 56 (0.7%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 7,319 (86.7%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 352 (4.2%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 19 (0.2%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 371 (4.4%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 85 (1.0%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 85 (1.0%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 169 (2.0%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 201 (2.4%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 370 (4.4%) - Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 45 (0.5%) - Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 253 (3.0%) - Total — Non-Belgian — total: 298 (3.5%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 826 (9.8%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 606 (7.2%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 220 (2.6%) - Total — Total population: 8,443 (100.0%) - Total — Total population — born in Belgium: 7,914 (93.7%) - Total — Total population — born outside Belgium: 529 (6.3%) - 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: 142 (1.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 142 (1.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 18 (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: 18 (0.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 77 (0.9%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 41 (0.5%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 118 (1.4%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 14 (0.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 89 (1.1%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total: 103 (1.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 278 (3.3%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 237 (2.8%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 41 (0.5%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population: 381 (4.5%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium: 251 (3.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium: 130 (1.5%) - 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: 7,263 (86.0%) - Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 56 (0.7%) - Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 7,319 (86.7%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 352 (4.2%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 19 (0.2%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 371 (4.4%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 85 (1.0%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium: 0 (0.0%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total: 85 (1.0%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 169 (2.0%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 201 (2.4%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 370 (4.4%) - Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 45 (0.5%) - Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 253 (3.0%) - Non-Belgian — total: 298 (3.5%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin: 826 (9.8%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 606 (7.2%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 220 (2.6%) - Total population: 8,443 (100.0%) - Total population — born in Belgium: 7,914 (93.7%) - Total population — born outside Belgium: 529 (6.3%) - 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=5.389740&latitude=50.858900&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). Kortessem, Belgium: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kortessem/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kortessem-belgium-jobs-air-quality_43b6b7cfe104, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Kortessem, 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/kortessem/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Kortessem, Belgium: jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kortessem/) — 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/kortessem/ - Title: Kortessem, 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/kortessem/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/kortessem.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/kortessem.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/kortessem - 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