--- entity_id: city:be:geonames:2784227 entity_type: city name: Wachtebeke country_code: BE country: Belgium slug: wachtebeke canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/wachtebeke/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/wachtebeke.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/wachtebeke.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/be/wachtebeke snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-08-30 fact_count: 10 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/wachtebeke/ citation_title: "Wachtebeke, Belgium: jobs, air quality, climate, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_version: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Wachtebeke Wachtebeke is a city in Belgium, and the figures below are its published values. Its population was 7,897 at the end of 2024. 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 Wachtebeke? The published population was 7,897 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: 7,897 people · Period: January 2024 - Claims: claim-73a6cfb6c98b ### Is the air quality good in Wachtebeke? 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-f0cd32d34942 ### What is the unemployment rate in Wachtebeke? The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2011). - Value: 4.8 % · Period: 2011 - Claims: claim-cb324688c3cd ## Mobility Wachtebeke's nearest airport was ANR, 41 km away and offered 1 direct destinations. ## Housing The dwelling profile lists 3,229 main residences at the end of 2021. ## Climate Wachtebeke's monthly mean temperatures were 2.9°C in January and 18.2°C in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 7,897 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [1] | | G05 Main Residential Dwellings | `g05_main_residential_dwellings` | 3,229 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.75 % | 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 13.65 · Feb 17.38 · Mar 20.89 · Apr 26.05 · May 28.53 · Jun 31.21 · Jul 36.43 · Aug 33.35 · Sep 31.18 · Oct 24.82 · Nov 19.2 · Dec 14.76 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -10.83 · Feb -12.18 · Mar -7.1 · Apr -4.17 · May 0.6 · Jun 4.7 · Jul 8.03 · Aug 7.22 · Sep 3.77 · Oct -2.95 · Nov -4.32 · Dec -10.11 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 2.91 · Feb 3.41 · Mar 5.99 · Apr 9.57 · May 13.14 · Jun 16.32 · Jul 18.17 · Aug 17.82 · Sep 14.93 · Oct 11.22 · Nov 6.97 · Dec 3.69 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 41 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | ANR | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | 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 Wachtebeke 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: 349 (4.5%) - Born in Belgium: 7,153 (92.1%) - Born in a non-EU country: 267 (3.4%) - Total population: 7,769 (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: 253 (3.3%) - Belgian nationality: 7,420 (95.5%) - Foreign nationality: non-EU country: 95 (1.2%) - Stateless: 1 (0.0%) - Total population: 7,769 (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_1.xlsx ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 6,529 (84.0%) - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 116 (1.5%) - Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 6,645 (85.5%) - 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: 6,645 (85.5%) - Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium: 6,529 (84.0%) - Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium: 116 (1.5%) - 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: 122 (1.6%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 2 (0.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 124 (1.6%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 77 (1.0%) - 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: 77 (1.0%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 58 (0.7%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 136 (1.8%) - Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 194 (2.5%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 13 (0.2%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 84 (1.1%) - Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total: 97 (1.2%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 395 (5.1%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 257 (3.3%) - Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 138 (1.8%) - Hors UE27 — Total population: 492 (6.3%) - Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium: 270 (3.5%) - Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium: 222 (2.9%) - 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: 197 (2.5%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 5 (0.1%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 202 (2.6%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 5 (0.1%) - 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: 5 (0.1%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 51 (0.7%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 27 (0.3%) - Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 78 (1.0%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 22 (0.3%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 114 (1.5%) - Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total: 136 (1.8%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 285 (3.7%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 253 (3.3%) - Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 32 (0.4%) - Pays voisin* — Total population: 421 (5.4%) - Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium: 275 (3.5%) - Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium: 146 (1.9%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 6,529 (84.0%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 116 (1.5%) - Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 6,645 (85.5%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 344 (4.4%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 9 (0.1%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 353 (4.5%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 93 (1.2%) - 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: 93 (1.2%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 131 (1.7%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 198 (2.5%) - Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 329 (4.2%) - Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 56 (0.7%) - Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 293 (3.8%) - Total — Non-Belgian — total: 349 (4.5%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 775 (10.0%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 568 (7.3%) - Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 207 (2.7%) - Total — Total population: 7,769 (100.0%) - Total — Total population — born in Belgium: 7,153 (92.1%) - Total — Total population — born outside Belgium: 616 (7.9%) - 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: 25 (0.3%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 2 (0.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 27 (0.3%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 11 (0.1%) - 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: 11 (0.1%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 22 (0.3%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 35 (0.5%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 57 (0.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 21 (0.3%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 95 (1.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total: 116 (1.5%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin: 95 (1.2%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 58 (0.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 37 (0.5%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population: 211 (2.7%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium: 79 (1.0%) - UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium: 132 (1.7%) - 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%20groupe%20de%20nationalite%20d%20origine%20par%20commune.xlsx ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium: 6,529 (84.0%) - Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium: 116 (1.5%) - Belgian of Belgian origin — total: 6,645 (85.5%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium: 344 (4.4%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium: 9 (0.1%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total: 353 (4.5%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium: 93 (1.2%) - 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: 93 (1.2%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium: 131 (1.7%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium: 198 (2.5%) - Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total: 329 (4.2%) - Non-Belgian — born in Belgium: 56 (0.7%) - Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium: 293 (3.8%) - Non-Belgian — total: 349 (4.5%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin: 775 (10.0%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium: 568 (7.3%) - Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium: 207 (2.7%) - Total population: 7,769 (100.0%) - Total population — born in Belgium: 7,153 (92.1%) - Total population — born outside Belgium: 616 (7.9%) - 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=3.871830&latitude=51.168520&format=JSON 6. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 7. 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). Wachtebeke, Belgium: jobs, air quality, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/wachtebeke/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_wachtebeke-belgium-jobs-air-quality-climate-population_53d038e1a977, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Wachtebeke, Belgium: jobs, air quality, climate, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/wachtebeke/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Wachtebeke, Belgium: jobs, air quality, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/wachtebeke/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/wachtebeke/ - Title: Wachtebeke, Belgium: jobs, air quality, climate, population - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - 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/wachtebeke/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/wachtebeke.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/be/wachtebeke.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/be/wachtebeke - 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