--- entity_id: city:be:nis5:63061 entity_type: city name: Raeren country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: raeren canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/raeren/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/raeren.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/raeren.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/raeren 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/ --- # Raeren Raeren is a city in Belgium. Raeren had a population of 11,114 at the start of 2026. For Raeren, the foreign population count was 5,403 at the start of 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 1% in June 2025. ## Population The city covered 72.8 km² in 2025. Population density was 152.6 people per km² in 2026. ## Climate Annual PM2.5 was 4.86 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 5.17 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Work The unemployment rate was 6.16% at the start of 2011. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 5,403 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 11,114 people | municipality | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | fresh | verified | [2] | | Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 0.9771 % | city | 2025-06 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.16 % | city | 2011-01-01 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 5.1749 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [5] | | PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 8.3079 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 4.8557 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 12.1 · May 16 · Jun 19 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 12 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.5 °C | nearest_station | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -2.5 · Feb -2.9 · Mar -1 · Apr 1.4 · May 5.3 · Jun 8.4 · Jul 10.4 · Aug 9.7 · Sep 6.7 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.4 °C | nearest_station | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 0.2 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 6.8 · May 10.6 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 15.7 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.1 °C | nearest_station | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 133.3 · Feb 109.7 · Mar 100.8 · Apr 71.2 · May 83.6 · Jun 89.5 · Jul 101.2 · Aug 104.7 · Sep 99.9 · Oct 99.7 · Nov 109.1 · Dec 151.9 mm | nearest_station | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 72.8124 km2 | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [9] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 3,365.1 offences/100k | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | aging | verified | [10] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 152.6388 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 ELSENBORN_06496.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/ELSENBORN_06496.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/05_Li%C3%A8ge/Liege_Raeren_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. "Raeren, Belgium." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/raeren/ 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/raeren/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/raeren.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/raeren.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/raeren - 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