With an employment rate of 64.4% among those aged 20 to 64 (Census 2021), Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont ranks 515th of 565 municipalities, from high to low.
The employment rate was 7.6 percentage points higher in 2021 than in 2011 (56.8 → 64.4%). Statbel: in 2011 the number of employees of European and international institutions was underestimated; where many of them live, the comparison with 2011 overstates the rise.
For comparison: Belgium 71.7%, the province of Hainaut 63.8% — Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is 7.3 percentage points below the Belgian figure.
Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is in the arrondissement of Charleroi, province of Hainaut, Wallonia.
About these figures: source Statbel — Census 2021, reference period 1 January 2021; updated on .
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Employment rate, aged 20–64 (1 January 2021) | 64.4% |
| Inhabitants aged 20 to 64 (Census 2021) | 8,607 |
| Employed inhabitants aged 20 to 64 | 5,540 |
| Unemployment rate, aged 15–64 | 14.3% |
| Jobs in the municipality, held by residents of Belgium | 2,420 |
| Employed inhabitants (all ages) | 5,668 |
| Commuting balance (jobs minus employed inhabitants) | −3,248 |
| Population (1 January 2026) | 15,033 inhabitants |
| Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024) | €33,282 |
| Median house price (2025) | €190,000 |
| Crime figures (2025) | 74.1 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Additional municipal tax on personal income tax (tax year 2024) | 8.8% |
| Municipal tax on property, as a % of the cadastral income (tax year 2026) | 35.6% |
| Average age (1 January 2026) | 42.8 years |
| Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026) | 13.1% |
| Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Jobseekers on unemployment benefit (2025) | 8.1 per 100 inh. 18–64 |
Reference date: 1 January 2021 · Source: Statbel — Census 2021
In Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, 64.4% of the inhabitants aged 20 to 64 were in work on 1 January 2021 (Statbel, Census 2021: administrative data, not a survey).
Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont ranks 515th of 565 municipalities for employment rate 20–64 (%) (64.4%), −7.3 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (71.7%).
From 56.8 per cent of those aged 20 to 64 in 2011 to 64.4 per cent of those aged 20 to 64 in 2021 (+7.6 percentage points).
Statbel: in 2011 the number of employees of European and international institutions was underestimated; where many of them live, the comparison with 2011 overstates the rise.