NUTS-3 BE232 · Belgium
Arr. Dendermonde
Arr. Dendermonde generates €7.7bn of GDP across 208.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 63.3/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by market access and livability. Its economy has grown +5.2%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.7pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for education (90.5th EU percentile) and weakest for digital connectivity (48.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable44 → 52 EU percentile since 1995 (+9 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)
Talent & skills91
Resilience77
Connectivity69
Energy cost69
Quality of life65
Industrial base54
Digital readiness53
Economic base50
Demographic outlook50
Labour market50
Governance49
Growth momentum45
Freight intensity24
Cost advantage6
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)
63.3
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth45.4
Livability64.8
Market access94
Economic scale49
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)
77
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability87
Labour stability84
Diversification58
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)
69
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density44
Airport access69
Market access94
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)
90.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary91
Lifelong learning88
Knowledge workers96
Scientists & engineers88
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)
64.8
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy72
Jobs51.5
Education90.5
Health77
Safety49
Connectivity48.5
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
45.4
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+5.2%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.2%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.1 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.3 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.6%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.7 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+1.5 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. · 31.3%Diversified · HHI 2202
Agriculture 0.9%Industry 19.8%Construction 9.8%Trade · transport · ICT 18.1%Finance · real estate · prof. 31.3%Public · health · education 20.2%
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)
€7,705M2024
2.5% 1y 5.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 49
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€6,513M2025
0.9% 1y 2.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 49
Population
208,6522025
0.4% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 42
Unemployment rate
4.2%2025
23.5% 1y 9.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 48
Employment
66,9002024
0.0% 1y 0.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 27
Productivity / employee
€118,7802025
3.2% 1y 5.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 93
Gross value added
€6,974M2024
2.5% 1y 5.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 49
All indicators · 82 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€6,974M
2024 · EU pctl 49
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€60M
2024 · EU pctl 24
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,378M
2024 · EU pctl 44
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,253M
2024 · EU pctl 50
GVA — construction (F)
€682M
2024 · EU pctl 67
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,260M
2024 · EU pctl 44
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€30,800
2024 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
33,000 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 50
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€37,000
2024 · EU pctl 56
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€20,203M
2023 · EU pctl 63 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€2,558M
2023 · EU pctl 55 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€37,875M
2024 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€906M
2024 · EU pctl 49
GVA — information & communication (J)
€129M
2024 · EU pctl 47
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€2,183M
2024 · EU pctl 64
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,411M
2024 · EU pctl 46
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€6,513M
2025 · EU pctl 49
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€118,780
2025 · EU pctl 93
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€2,096M
2025 · EU pctl 57
Labour market
Employment, total persons
66,900
2024 · EU pctl 27
Self-employed persons
16,700
2024 · EU pctl 52
Employment in manufacturing (C)
10,600
2024 · EU pctl 31
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
76.7%
2025 · EU pctl 41 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
16.6%
2025 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.2%
2025 · EU pctl 48
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
103,300
2025 · EU pctl 42
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
3.4%
2023 · EU pctl 87 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.7%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
2.7%
2023 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
48.8%
2025 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
56.4%
2025 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
20.5%
2025 · EU pctl 88 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
35.9%
2025 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
11.9%
2025 · EU pctl 88 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
95.7%
2025 · EU pctl 53 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
83,945
2024 · EU pctl 3
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
475 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 15 · 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.
735
CURRENT · EU pctl 44
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
3,698 kt
2025 · EU pctl 26
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
352
CURRENT · EU pctl 44
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
66 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
37
CURRENT · EU pctl 31
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
4
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
131,245
2025 · EU pctl 43
Population aged 65+
45,252
2025 · EU pctl 38
Population aged under 15
32,155
2025 · EU pctl 48
Median age of population
44.2 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 28
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
34.5%
2025 · EU pctl 36
Crude rate of total population change
4.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 73
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
5.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 58
Crude birth rate
8.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 76
Crude death rate
10.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 26
Live births
1,815
2024 · EU pctl 49
Deaths
2,115
2024 · EU pctl 35
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
59.0%
2025 · EU pctl 48
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.49
2024 · EU pctl 69
Population density (persons per km²)
614 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 85
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
184,994
2100 · EU pctl 43
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
566 /100k
2025 · EU pctl 70 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
867 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
222 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 37 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 67
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
35.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 71
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
265 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 61
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
842 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 53
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
38 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 33 · 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)
3 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 2
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
6 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 38
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
31 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 22
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
2 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 11
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
22.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 41
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
16.4%
2021 · EU pctl 95
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