NUTS-3 BE223 · Belgium
Arr. Tongeren
Arr. Tongeren generates €6.4bn of GDP across 211.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 62.7/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by market access and livability. Its economy has grown +5.6%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 3.1pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for health (85th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (37.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable35 → 35 EU percentile since 1995 (+0 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Connectivity89
Talent & skills78
Energy cost69
Resilience68
Quality of life62
Growth momentum53
Governance49
Digital readiness46
Demographic outlook39
Economic base28
Freight intensity28
Labour market25
Industrial base24
Cost advantage22
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
62.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth52.8
Livability61.9
Market access95
Economic scale41
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
67.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability60
Labour stability80
Diversification52
Demographic stability79
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
89.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density90
Airport access83
Market access95
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
78.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary80
Lifelong learning71
Knowledge workers82
Scientists & engineers80
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
61.9
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy53
Jobs37.5
Education70
Health85
Safety58
Connectivity68
Environment—
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
52.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+5.6%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.2%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.5 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.6%
CAGR
Employment rate
+3.1 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.8 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Finance · real estate · prof. · 30.4%Diversified · HHI 2235
Agriculture 2.4%Industry 12%Construction 8.6%Trade · transport · ICT 22.5%Finance · real estate · prof. 30.4%Public · health · education 24.1%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€6,413M2024
2.1% 1y 5.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 41
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€5,412M2025
0.9% 1y 2.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 41
Population
211,6542025
0.5% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 43
Unemployment rate
4.3%2025
13.2% 1y 3.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 50
Employment
64,9002024
2.3% 1y 0.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 26
Productivity / employee
€101,9192025
3.2% 1y 6.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 83
Gross value added
€5,805M2024
2.2% 1y 5.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 41
All indicators · 83 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€5,805M
2024 · EU pctl 41
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€138M
2024 · EU pctl 48
GVA — industry (B–E)
€697M
2024 · EU pctl 21
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€637M
2024 · EU pctl 27
GVA — construction (F)
€499M
2024 · EU pctl 54
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,305M
2024 · EU pctl 45
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€28,300
2024 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
27,100 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 28
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€30,400
2024 · EU pctl 38
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€9,890M
2023 · EU pctl 33 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€1,527M
2023 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€19,341M
2024 · EU pctl 30 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€868M
2024 · EU pctl 47
GVA — information & communication (J)
€53M
2024 · EU pctl 30
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,764M
2024 · EU pctl 57
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,402M
2024 · EU pctl 46
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€5,412M
2025 · EU pctl 41
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€101,919
2025 · EU pctl 83
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€1,748M
2025 · EU pctl 49
Labour market
Employment, total persons
64,900
2024 · EU pctl 26
Self-employed persons
16,700
2024 · EU pctl 52
Employment in manufacturing (C)
6,100
2024 · EU pctl 16
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
73.0%
2025 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
9.6%
2025 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.3%
2025 · EU pctl 50
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
97,200
2025 · EU pctl 40
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.9%
2023 · EU pctl 63 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
4.5%
2025 · EU pctl 56 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.4%
2023 · EU pctl 61 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
41.5%
2025 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
49.2%
2025 · EU pctl 80 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
14.6%
2025 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
28.6%
2025 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
10.9%
2025 · EU pctl 80 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
95.0%
2025 · EU pctl 46 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
731,185
2024 · EU pctl 43
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
545 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 30 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,986
CURRENT · EU pctl 79
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
4,053 kt
2025 · EU pctl 29
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
938
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
44 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
23
CURRENT · EU pctl 17
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
5
CURRENT · EU pctl 96
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
132,049
2025 · EU pctl 44
Population aged 65+
48,877
2025 · EU pctl 41
Population aged under 15
30,728
2025 · EU pctl 46
Median age of population
45.8 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 47
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
37.0%
2025 · EU pctl 53
Crude rate of total population change
4.9 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 75
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
6.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 64
Crude birth rate
8.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 62
Crude death rate
9.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 17
Live births
1,736
2024 · EU pctl 47
Deaths
2,035
2024 · EU pctl 33
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
60.3%
2025 · EU pctl 58
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.45
2024 · EU pctl 61
Population density (persons per km²)
336 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 77
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
188,670
2100 · EU pctl 44
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
463 /100k
2025 · EU pctl 47 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
843 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
196 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.5 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 37
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
27.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 59
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
232 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 54
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
602 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 38
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
46 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.31
2022 · EU pctl 40
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.41
2022 · EU pctl 52
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.34
2022 · EU pctl 49
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.58
2022 · EU pctl 52
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.25
2022 · EU pctl 18
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.130/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 31
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.046/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 14
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
64 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 18
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
7 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 43
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
36 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 26
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
2 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 9
Environment
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
53
2024 · EU pctl 47
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
32.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 55
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
11.0%
2021 · EU pctl 89
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