With an employment rate of 79.3% among those aged 20 to 64 (Census 2021), Heist-op-den-Berg ranks 132nd of 565 municipalities, from high to low.
The employment rate was 6.7 percentage points higher in 2021 than in 2011 (72.6 → 79.3%). 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 Antwerp 74.7% — Heist-op-den-Berg is 7.6 percentage points above the Belgian figure.
Heist-op-den-Berg is in the arrondissement of Mechelen, province of Antwerp, Flanders.
About these figures: source Statbel — Census 2021, reference period 1 January 2021; updated on .
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Employment rate, aged 20–64 (1 January 2021) | 79.3% |
| Inhabitants aged 20 to 64 (Census 2021) | 25,150 |
| Employed inhabitants aged 20 to 64 | 19,943 |
| Unemployment rate, aged 15–64 | 4.1% |
| Jobs in the municipality, held by residents of Belgium | 13,554 |
| Employed inhabitants (all ages) | 20,473 |
| Commuting balance (jobs minus employed inhabitants) | −6,919 |
| Population (1 January 2026) | 44,991 inhabitants |
| Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024) | €42,398 |
| Median house price (2025) | €350,000 |
| Crime figures (2025) | 55.4 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Additional municipal tax on personal income tax (tax year 2024) | 7.5% |
| Municipal tax on property, as a % of the cadastral income (tax year 2026) | 36.3% |
| Average age (1 January 2026) | 45.4 years |
| Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026) | 4.6% |
| Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Jobseekers on unemployment benefit (2025) | 2.1 per 100 inh. 18–64 |
Reference date: 1 January 2021 · Source: Statbel — Census 2021
In Heist-op-den-Berg, 79.3% of the inhabitants aged 20 to 64 were in work on 1 January 2021 (Statbel, Census 2021: administrative data, not a survey).
Heist-op-den-Berg ranks 132nd of 565 municipalities for employment rate 20–64 (%) (79.3%), +7.6 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (71.7%).
From 72.6 per cent of those aged 20 to 64 in 2011 to 79.3 per cent of those aged 20 to 64 in 2021 (+6.7 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.