Jobseekers on benefit in Evere 2025

With 6.5 jobseekers on unemployment benefit per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 (2025), Evere is in place 33 of 564 municipalities, from high to low (RVA/ONEM).

The share of jobseekers on benefit was 0.1 percentage points higher in 2025 than in 2024 (6.4 → 6.5 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64).

For comparison: Belgium 4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64, the Brussels-Capital Region 7.4 — Evere is 2.4 percentage points above the Belgian figure.

Evere is in the Brussels-Capital Region (arrondissement of Brussels-Capital).

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)6.5 per 100 inh. 18–64
Inhabitants aged 18 to 64 (1 January 2026)28,626
Jobseekers on benefit (2025 annual average)1,866
All fully unemployed people on benefit (2025 annual average)1,882
Of whom artists on benefit (2025 annual average)37
Population (1 January 2026)45,984 inhabitants
Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024)€33,782
Median house price (2025)€435,000
Crime figures (2025)61.5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Additional municipal tax on personal income tax (tax year 2024)6.5%
Municipal tax on property, as a % of the cadastral income (tax year 2026)49.9%
Average age (1 January 2026)38.7 years
Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026)31.4%
Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment rate, aged 20–64 (1 January 2021)59.5%

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

Frequently asked questions

How many people in Evere receive unemployment benefit as jobseekers?

In Evere, an average of 6.5 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 Evere compare with Belgium?

Evere ranks 33rd of 564 municipalities for jobseekers on benefit per 100 inh. (18–64) (6.5 per 100 inh. 18–64), +2.4 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64).

Change 2017–2025

From 7.7 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2017 to 6.5 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2025 (−1.2 percentage points).