--- entity_id: city:be:nis5:46029 entity_type: city name: Lokeren country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: lokeren canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/lokeren/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/lokeren.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/lokeren.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/lokeren snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-08-01 fact_count: 10 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Lokeren Lokeren, a city in Belgium, had a population of 50,897 at the start of 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.6% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.34% at the start of 2011. ## Population The city covered 106.2 km² in 2025. Population density was 479.4 people per km² in 2026. ## Immigration The foreign population count was 4,495 at the start of 2026. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 4,495 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 50,897 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-12 | fresh | verified | [2] | | Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 97.6323 % | city | 2025-06 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.34 % | city | 2011-01-01 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 14 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [5] | | PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 21 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [6] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 11 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [7] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 106.1707 km2 | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [8] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 7,285.3 offences/100k | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | aging | verified | [9] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 479.3882 people/km² | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [10] | 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. EEA air quality statistics — BE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station 47E704 - WACHTEBEKE) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D'BE'%20AND%20AirPollutant%3D'NO2'%20AND%20YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant,AirPollutionLevel,Country_ISO,StationName,YearOfStatistics,UnitOfAirpollutionLevel,ReportingMetric,LatitudeOfMeasurementStation,LongitudeOfMeasurementStation,DataCoverage,Preliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 6. EEA air quality statistics — BE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station 44R740 - Gent) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D'BE'%20AND%20AirPollutant%3D'PM10'%20AND%20YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant,AirPollutionLevel,Country_ISO,StationName,YearOfStatistics,UnitOfAirpollutionLevel,ReportingMetric,LatitudeOfMeasurementStation,LongitudeOfMeasurementStation,DataCoverage,Preliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 7. EEA air quality statistics — BE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station 44R740 - Gent) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D'BE'%20AND%20AirPollutant%3D'PM2.5'%20AND%20YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant,AirPollutionLevel,Country_ISO,StationName,YearOfStatistics,UnitOfAirpollutionLevel,ReportingMetric,LatitudeOfMeasurementStation,LongitudeOfMeasurementStation,DataCoverage,Preliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 8. 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 9. 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_Lokeren_fr.pdf 10. 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. "Lokeren, Belgium." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-08-01. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/lokeren/ 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/lokeren/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/lokeren.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/lokeren.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/lokeren - 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