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# Veerle

Veerle registered an unemployment rate of 4.56% at the start of 2011. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 8 µg/m³.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Veerle?

The published population was 6,013 people in January 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 6,013 people · Period: January 2025
- Claims: claim-aa646c53d89b
### Is the air quality good in Veerle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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: 8 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-e01b43769223
### How safe is Veerle?

Police recorded about 3,655 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

- Value: 3,655 incidents per 100,000 · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-172cca5673fb
### What is the unemployment rate in Veerle?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (January 2011).

- Value: 4.6 % · Period: January 2011
- Claims: claim-ebe565550b95
## Mobility

Veerle's nearest airport was ANR, 39 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 6,013 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-09-24 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Median monthly rent | `rent_median_city_eur_month` | 820 EUR/month | parent_municipality | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-24 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Average gross earnings | `average_monthly_gross_earnings_eur` | 4,028 EUR/month | regional_context | 2022-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 3,711 EUR/month | regional_context | 2022-12-31 | 2026-09-23 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.56 % | parent_municipality | 2011-01-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 8 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 59.99 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 49.99 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 3,655 incidents per 100,000 | parent_municipality | 2025-12-31 | 2026-10-07 | aging | verified | [9] |
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 39 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | ANR | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | 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.

## 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 Veerle 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/).

## Relationship to a nearby hub

### Is Veerle part of Brussels?

Veerle is near Brussels, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 48.1 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/lau/geojson/LAU_RG_01M_2024_4326.geojson

## Sources

1. Population by statistical sector 2025 — Official source — https://services9.arcgis.com/AxvKXHgzoNemvsVh/arcgis/rest/services/StatisticalSectors2025_WFL1/FeatureServer/3/query
2. Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 — Official source — https://opendata.fin.belgium.be/download/datasets/fb6485c0-5ed8-11ee-b9b4-0050569393d1_20251231_csv_NA_01000.zip
3. Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 — Official source — https://bestat.statbel.fgov.be/bestat/api/views/5b9dd946-37ad-4b90-b645-b8e5e37eb4a9/result/CSV
4. Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 — Official source — https://bestat.statbel.fgov.be/bestat/crosstable.xhtml?view=5b9dd946-37ad-4b90-b645-b8e5e37eb4a9
5. 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
6. 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
7. Proximus Internet Go — Official source — https://www.proximus.be/fr/abonnement-internet
8. Proximus Mobile Maxi — Official source — https://www.proximus.be/en/mobile-subscription/maxi
9. Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025 — Official source — https://www.police.be/statistiques/fr/criminalite/faits-criminels/tableau?view=location&year=2025
10. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
11. 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, October 16). Veerle, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1be74f2c5dcefe44ef40073a077e5ce4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/veerle/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_veerle-belgium-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_9046c36ff0a6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Veerle, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1be74f2c5dcefe44ef40073a077e5ce4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/veerle/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Veerle, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/veerle/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 1be74f2c5dcefe44ef40073a077e5ce4; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/veerle/
- Title: Veerle, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8`
- Version: `1be74f2c5dcefe44ef40073a077e5ce4`
- Retrieved: 2026-10-16
- Built: 2026-10-16
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/veerle/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/veerle.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/veerle.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/veerle
- 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
