Jobseekers on benefit in Wanze 2025

In 2025, an average of 4.4 in 100 inhabitants of Wanze aged 18 to 64 received unemployment benefit as jobseekers — the 136th highest figure of 564 municipalities (RVA/ONEM).

A year earlier, in 2024, it was 4.2 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64: a rise of 0.2 percentage points.

Wanze is 0.3 percentage points above the Belgian figure (4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64) and 1.5 percentage points below the figure for the province of Liège (5.9).

Wanze is in the arrondissement of Huy, province of Liège, 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)4.4 per 100 inh. 18–64
Inhabitants aged 18 to 64 (1 January 2026)8,382
Jobseekers on benefit (2025 annual average)373
All fully unemployed people on benefit (2025 annual average)377
Of whom artists on benefit (2025 annual average)fewer than 10
Population (1 January 2026)14,053 inhabitants
Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024)€41,091
Median house price (2025)€235,000
Crime figures (2025)54.1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Additional municipal tax on personal income tax (tax year 2024)7.9%
Municipal tax on property, as a % of the cadastral income (tax year 2026)36.3%
Average age (1 January 2026)43.3 years
Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026)3.9%
Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)2.0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment rate, aged 20–64 (1 January 2021)72.0%

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

Frequently asked questions

How many people in Wanze receive unemployment benefit as jobseekers?

In Wanze, an average of 4.4 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 Wanze compare with Belgium?

Wanze ranks 136th of 564 municipalities for jobseekers on benefit per 100 inh. (18–64) (4.4 per 100 inh. 18–64), +0.3 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64).

Change 2017–2025

From 5.6 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2017 to 4.4 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2025 (−1.2 percentage points).