--- entity_id: city:be:geonames:2787889 entity_type: city name: Roeselare country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: roeselare-vlg-vwv canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab 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: 0 usefulness_tier: useful 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/roeselare-vlg-vwv/ citation_title: "Roeselare, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Roeselare Roeselare is a city in Belgium, and the figures below are its published values. Roeselare had a population of 66,888 at the end of 2025. Roeselare had a foreign population of 8,994 at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 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 Roeselare? The published population was 66,888 people in 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 66,888 people · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-a74428511009 ### Is the air quality good in Roeselare? 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-ddd30a257da0 ### What is the unemployment rate in Roeselare? The unemployment rate is about 4 % (2011). - Value: 4 % · Period: 2011 - Claims: claim-1901aea46296 ## Mobility Roeselare's nearest airport was OST, 33 km away and offered 1 direct destinations. ## Immigration The foreign population share was 13.45% at the end of 2025. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 8,994 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 66,888 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | aging | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.95 % | 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` | 13.45 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [1] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 33 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | OST | 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 Roeselare 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/). ## 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). Roeselare, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_roeselare-belgium-jobs-air-quality-population_bcb3d7947c7f, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Roeselare, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Roeselare, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv/ - Title: Roeselare, Belgium: jobs, air quality, population - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - 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/roeselare-vlg-vwv/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/roeselare-vlg-vwv - 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