Jobseekers on benefit in Hamois 2025

With 3.2 jobseekers on unemployment benefit per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 (2025), Hamois is in place 270 of 564 municipalities, from high to low (RVA/ONEM).

The share of jobseekers on benefit was 0.5 percentage points lower in 2025 than in 2024 (3.7 → 3.2 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64).

For comparison: Belgium 4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64, the province of Namur 4.9 — Hamois is 0.9 percentage points below the Belgian figure.

Hamois is in the arrondissement of Dinant, province of Namur, Wallonia.

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)3.2 per 100 inh. 18–64
Inhabitants aged 18 to 64 (1 January 2026)4,531
Jobseekers on benefit (2025 annual average)145
All fully unemployed people on benefit (2025 annual average)150
Of whom artists on benefit (2025 annual average)12
Population (1 January 2026)7,502 inhabitants
Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024)€42,786
Median house price (2025)€320,000
Crime figures (2025)42.9 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)32.5%
Average age (1 January 2026)40.5 years
Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026)2.8%
Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment rate, aged 20–64 (1 January 2021)78.5%

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

Frequently asked questions

How many people in Hamois receive unemployment benefit as jobseekers?

In Hamois, an average of 3.2 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 Hamois compare with Belgium?

Hamois ranks 270th of 564 municipalities for jobseekers on benefit per 100 inh. (18–64) (3.2 per 100 inh. 18–64), −0.9 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64).

Change 2017–2025

From 3.9 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2017 to 3.2 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2025 (−0.7 percentage points).