Jobseekers on benefit in Alveringem 2025

With 1.3 jobseekers on unemployment benefit per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 (2025), Alveringem is in place 547 of 564 municipalities, from high to low (RVA/ONEM).

The share of jobseekers on benefit was 0.1 percentage points lower in 2025 than in 2024 (1.4 → 1.3 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64).

For comparison: Belgium 4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64, the province of West Flanders 2.5 — Alveringem is 2.8 percentage points below the Belgian figure.

Alveringem is in the arrondissement of Veurne, province of West Flanders, Flanders.

About these figures: source RVA/ONEM (National Employment Office) — full unemployment by municipality, reference period 2025, annual average; updated on .

Key figures

IndicatorValue
Jobseekers on unemployment benefit (2025)1.3 per 100 inh. 18–64
Inhabitants aged 18 to 64 (1 January 2026)2,964
Jobseekers on benefit (2025 annual average)38
All fully unemployed people on benefit (2025 annual average)41
Of whom artists on benefit (2025 annual average)fewer than 10
Population (1 January 2026)4,967 inhabitants
Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024)€37,443
Median house price (2025)€279,000
Crime figures (2025)42.1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Additional municipal tax on personal income tax (tax year 2024)8.0%
Municipal tax on property, as a % of the cadastral income (tax year 2026)56.3%
Average age (1 January 2026)41.9 years
Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026)2.9%
Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment rate, aged 20–64 (1 January 2021)81.7%

Reference date: 2025, annual average · Source: RVA/ONEM (National Employment Office) — full unemployment by municipality

Frequently asked questions

How many people in Alveringem receive unemployment benefit as jobseekers?

In Alveringem, an average of 1.3 in 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 received unemployment benefit as jobseekers in 2025 (RVA/ONEM). That is not an unemployment rate: jobseekers without benefit are not counted and the denominator is the population.

How does Alveringem compare with Belgium?

Alveringem ranks 547th of 564 municipalities for jobseekers on benefit per 100 inh. (18–64) (1.3 per 100 inh. 18–64), −2.8 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64).

Change 2017–2025

From 2.6 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2017 to 1.3 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2025 (−1.3 percentage points).