--- entity_id: city:be:geonames:2787547 entity_type: city name: Ruiselede country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: ruiselede canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/ruiselede/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/ruiselede.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/ruiselede.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/ruiselede 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/ruiselede/ citation_title: "Ruiselede, 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/ --- # Ruiselede Ruiselede is one of the cities recorded in Belgium. Ruiselede had a population of 5,484 at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 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 Ruiselede? The published population was 5,484 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: 5,484 people · Period: January 2024 - Claims: claim-5ce3b87630d5 ### Is the air quality good in Ruiselede? 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-52a343288c28 ### What is the unemployment rate in Ruiselede? The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (2011). - Value: 2.4 % · Period: 2011 - Claims: claim-168abb9b6210 ## Mobility Ruiselede's nearest airport was OST, 40 km away and offered 1 direct destinations. ## Housing Main dwellings in Ruiselede totalled 2,222 at the end of 2021. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.4°C in January to 17.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 67.8 mm in January and 72.4 mm in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 5,484 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [1] | | G05 Main Residential Dwellings | `g05_main_residential_dwellings` | 2,222 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.42 % | 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 13.6 · Feb 16.81 · Mar 20.49 · Apr 24.85 · May 27.62 · Jun 29.85 · Jul 35.58 · Aug 32.16 · Sep 29.67 · Oct 24.67 · Nov 18.7 · Dec 14.55 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -9.43 · Feb -10.64 · Mar -6.41 · Apr -3.91 · May 1.28 · Jun 4.9 · Jul 8.35 · Aug 8.36 · Sep 4.54 · Oct -1.77 · Nov -3.84 · Dec -8.48 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 3.44 · Feb 3.79 · Mar 6.11 · Apr 9.43 · May 12.84 · Jun 15.92 · Jul 17.85 · Aug 17.67 · Sep 15 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 7.41 · Dec 4.23 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 67.8 · Feb 55.5 · Mar 53.1 · Apr 43.5 · May 55.3 · Jun 69.9 · Jul 72.4 · Aug 79.8 · Sep 67 · Oct 67.7 · Nov 78.6 · Dec 83.9 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 40 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | OST | 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 Ruiselede 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: 201 (3.7%) - Born in Belgium: 5,070 (94.3%) - Born in a non-EU country: 108 (2.0%) - Total population: 5,379 (100.0%) - Not indicated: 0 (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: 206 (3.8%) - Belgian nationality: 5,109 (95.0%) - Foreign nationality: non-EU country: 51 (0.9%) - Stateless: 0 (0.0%) - Total population: 5,379 (100.0%) - Not indicated: 13 (0.2%) - 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: 4,919 (91.4%) - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 20 (0.4%) - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 4,939 (91.8%) - 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: 4,939 (91.8%) - Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium: 4,919 (91.4%) - Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium: 20 (0.4%) - 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: 45 (0.8%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 1 (0.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 46 (0.9%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 10 (0.2%) - 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: 10 (0.2%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 6 (0.1%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 35 (0.7%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 41 (0.8%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 12 (0.2%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 49 (0.9%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total: 61 (1.1%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 97 (1.8%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 61 (1.1%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 36 (0.7%) - Hors UE27 — Total population: 158 (2.9%) - Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium: 73 (1.4%) - Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium: 85 (1.6%) - 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: 29 (0.5%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 2 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 31 (0.6%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 0 (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: 0 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 1 (0.0%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 3 (0.1%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 4 (0.1%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 3 (0.1%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 34 (0.6%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total: 37 (0.7%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 35 (0.7%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 30 (0.6%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 5 (0.1%) - Pays voisin* — Total population: 72 (1.3%) - Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium: 33 (0.6%) - Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium: 39 (0.7%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 4,919 (91.4%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 20 (0.4%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 4,939 (91.8%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 86 (1.6%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 3 (0.1%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 89 (1.7%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 12 (0.2%) - 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: 12 (0.2%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 17 (0.3%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 52 (1.0%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 69 (1.3%) - Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 36 (0.7%) - Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 234 (4.4%) - Total — Non-Belgian — total: 270 (5.0%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 170 (3.2%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 115 (2.1%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 55 (1.0%) - Total — Total population: 5,379 (100.0%) - Total — Total population — born in Belgium: 5,070 (94.3%) - Total — Total population — born outside Belgium: 309 (5.7%) - 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: 12 (0.2%) - 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: 12 (0.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 2 (0.0%) - 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: 2 (0.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 10 (0.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 14 (0.3%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 24 (0.4%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 21 (0.4%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 151 (2.8%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total: 172 (3.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 38 (0.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 24 (0.4%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 14 (0.3%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population: 210 (3.9%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium: 45 (0.8%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium: 165 (3.1%) - 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: 4,919 (91.4%) - Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 20 (0.4%) - Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 4,939 (91.8%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 86 (1.6%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 3 (0.1%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 89 (1.7%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 12 (0.2%) - 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: 12 (0.2%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 17 (0.3%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 52 (1.0%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 69 (1.3%) - Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 36 (0.7%) - Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 234 (4.4%) - Non-Belgian — total: 270 (5.0%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin: 170 (3.2%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 115 (2.1%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 55 (1.0%) - Total population: 5,379 (100.0%) - Total population — born in Belgium: 5,070 (94.3%) - Total population — born outside Belgium: 309 (5.7%) - 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=3.394160&latitude=51.040390&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). Ruiselede, Belgium: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/ruiselede/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ruiselede-belgium-jobs-air-quality_7ee6bb0705a5, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Ruiselede, 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/ruiselede/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Ruiselede, Belgium: jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/ruiselede/) — 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/ruiselede/ - Title: Ruiselede, 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/ruiselede/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/ruiselede.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/ruiselede.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/ruiselede - 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