With an employment rate of 74.2% among those aged 20 to 64 (Census 2021), Saint-Léger ranks 350th of 565 municipalities, from high to low.
The employment rate was 6.3 percentage points higher in 2021 than in 2011 (67.9 → 74.2%). 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 Luxembourg 71.8% — Saint-Léger is 2.5 percentage points above the Belgian figure.
Saint-Léger is in the arrondissement of Virton, province of Luxembourg, 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) | 74.2% |
| Inhabitants aged 20 to 64 (Census 2021) | 2,181 |
| Employed inhabitants aged 20 to 64 | 1,618 |
| Unemployment rate, aged 15–64 | 6.2% |
| Jobs in the municipality, held by residents of Belgium | 384 |
| Employed inhabitants (all ages) | 1,649 |
| Commuting balance (jobs minus employed inhabitants) | −1,265 |
| Population (1 January 2026) | 3,806 inhabitants |
| Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024) | €48,373 |
| Median house price (2025) | €245,000 |
| Crime figures (2025) | 43.6 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Additional municipal tax on personal income tax (tax year 2024) | 7.0% |
| Municipal tax on property, as a % of the cadastral income (tax year 2026) | 31.3% |
| Average age (1 January 2026) | 40.0 years |
| Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026) | 9.5% |
| Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Jobseekers on unemployment benefit (2025) | 2.7 per 100 inh. 18–64 |
Reference date: 1 January 2021 · Source: Statbel — Census 2021
In Saint-Léger, 74.2% of the inhabitants aged 20 to 64 were in work on 1 January 2021 (Statbel, Census 2021: administrative data, not a survey).
Saint-Léger ranks 350th of 565 municipalities for employment rate 20–64 (%) (74.2%), +2.5 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (71.7%).
From 67.9 per cent of those aged 20 to 64 in 2011 to 74.2 per cent of those aged 20 to 64 in 2021 (+6.3 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.