Official Belgian data, explained

Share: Non-Belgian nationality by municipality in Belgium (2026)

This page maps Share: Non-Belgian nationality for one nationally comparable 2026 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.

Population

What this indicator measures

Residents recorded in Statbel's ETR nationality category.

Official Statbel measure for Non-Belgian nationality.

Share. Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

Selected reference period
2026
Geography
municipalities
Boundary set
Statistical sectors 2026
Measure
Share
Unit
%
Comparable areas
565
Coverage
100%

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
6.4%
Unweighted area mean
9.1%
Minimum
1.1%
Maximum
55.1%

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 6.4 %. Values extend from 1.1 to 55.1 %. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Share: Non-Belgian nationality, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.
  1. 0.6–2.922 areas
  2. 2.9–4.195 areas
  3. 4.1–5.9137 areas
  4. 5.9–10.2169 areas
  5. 10.2–55.6142 areas
Share: Non-Belgian nationality, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.

Areas

Value distribution

Value distributionHistogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.0931851.1–3.4: 55 areas3.4–5.6: 185 areas5.6–7.9: 114 areas7.9–10.1: 69 areas10.1–12.4: 36 areas12.4–14.6: 25 areas14.6–16.9: 21 areas16.9–19.1: 10 areas19.1–21.4: 7 areas21.4–23.6: 9 areas23.6–25.9: 5 areas25.9–28.1: 2 areas28.1–30.4: 2 areas30.4–32.6: 5 areas32.6–34.9: 5 areas34.9–37.1: 3 areas37.1–39.4: 5 areas39.4–41.6: 1 area41.6–43.9: 0 areas43.9–46.1: 1 area46.1–48.4: 0 areas48.4–50.6: 4 areas50.6–52.9: 0 areas52.9–55.1: 1 areaMedian · 6.41.155.1%Number of areas
Histogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.
ValueAreas
1.1–3.455
3.4–5.6185
5.6–7.9114
7.9–10.169
10.1–12.436
12.4–14.625
14.6–16.921
16.9–19.110
19.1–21.47
21.4–23.69
23.6–25.95
25.9–28.12
28.1–30.42
30.4–32.65
32.6–34.95
34.9–37.13
37.1–39.45
39.4–41.61
41.6–43.90
43.9–46.11
46.1–48.40
48.4–50.64
50.6–52.90
52.9–55.11

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municipalities

Highest and lowest values

From 565 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.

Highest and lowest values
Highest1Baarle-Hertog1300255.1 %
Highest2Ixelles2100950.5 %
Highest3Saint-Gilles2101349.4 %
Highest4Etterbeek2100549.4 %
Highest5Raeren6306148.6 %
Highest6Saint-Josse-ten-Noode2101445 %
Highest7Woluwe-Saint-Lambert2101839.4 %
Highest8Bruxelles2100438.7 %
Highest9La Calamine6304038.5 %
Highest10Schaerbeek2101537.9 %
Lowest565Horebeke450621.1 %
Lowest564Koekelare320101.7 %
Lowest563Ohey920972 %
Lowest562Burdinne610102.1 %
Lowest561Maarkedal450642.2 %
Lowest560Wortegem-Petegem450612.3 %
Lowest559Zwalm450652.3 %
Lowest558Wellin840752.3 %
Lowest557Ferrières610192.5 %
Lowest556Gesves920542.5 %

Method and limitations

Method and limitations

No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; source-declared suppression remains missing.

The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.

Reference population on 1 January.

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Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance