In Dinant, 62.5% of those aged 20 to 64 were in work on 1 January 2021; 529 municipalities have a higher employment rate.
Compared with 2011 (61.3%), the employment rate rose by 1.2 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.
That is 9.2 percentage points lower than the Belgian figure (71.7%) and 7.2 percentage points lower than the figure for the province of Namur (69.7%).
Dinant is in the arrondissement of Dinant, province of Namur, 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) | 62.5% |
| Inhabitants aged 20 to 64 (Census 2021) | 7,606 |
| Employed inhabitants aged 20 to 64 | 4,755 |
| Unemployment rate, aged 15–64 | 16.2% |
| Jobs in the municipality, held by residents of Belgium | 5,203 |
| Employed inhabitants (all ages) | 4,907 |
| Commuting balance (jobs minus employed inhabitants) | +296 |
| Population (1 January 2026) | 13,412 inhabitants |
| Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024) | €32,797 |
| Median house price (2025) | €215,000 |
| Crime figures (2025) | 83.2 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) | 35.0% |
| Average age (1 January 2026) | 44.5 years |
| Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026) | 7.1% |
| Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Jobseekers on unemployment benefit (2025) | 5.7 per 100 inh. 18–64 |
Reference date: 1 January 2021 · Source: Statbel — Census 2021
In Dinant, 62.5% of the inhabitants aged 20 to 64 were in work on 1 January 2021 (Statbel, Census 2021: administrative data, not a survey).
Dinant ranks 530th of 565 municipalities for employment rate 20–64 (%) (62.5%), −9.2 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (71.7%).
From 61.3 per cent of those aged 20 to 64 in 2011 to 62.5 per cent of those aged 20 to 64 in 2021 (+1.2 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.