NUTS-3 BE334 · Belgium
Arr. Waremme
Arr. Waremme generates €2.2bn of GDP across 84.2k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 52.2/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by market access and economic growth. Its economy has grown +6.2%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for education (77th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (14.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable31 → 29 EU percentile since 1995 (-2 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)
Demographic outlook82
Connectivity81
Talent & skills79
Energy cost69
Growth momentum61
Resilience58
Governance49
Quality of life45
Cost advantage42
Digital readiness32
Industrial base19
Economic base17
Freight intensity11
Labour market6
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)
52.2
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth61.2
Livability44.7
Market access94
Economic scale9
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)
57.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability80
Labour stability37
Diversification37
Demographic stability76
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)
81
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density93
Airport access56
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)
79.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary74
Lifelong learning75
Knowledge workers86
Scientists & engineers82
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)
44.7
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy37.5
Jobs14.5
Education77
Health35.5
Safety41.3
Connectivity62.5
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
61.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+6.2%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.9%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.2 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.6 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.5%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.3 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.6 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. · 33.4%Diversified · HHI 2332
Agriculture 3.2%Industry 10.4%Construction 8.2%Trade · transport · ICT 18.6%Finance · real estate · prof. 33.4%Public · health · education 26.2%
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)
€2,218M2024
3.3% 1y 6.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,888M2025
0.9% 1y 3.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
Population
84,2232025
0.0% 1y 0.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 10
Unemployment rate
7.3%2025
5.8% 1y 1.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 78
Employment
22,8002024
0.9% 1y 2.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 3
Productivity / employee
€100,3392025
3.2% 1y 5.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 81
Gross value added
€2,008M2024
3.3% 1y 6.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
All indicators · 82 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€2,008M
2024 · EU pctl 9
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€65M
2024 · EU pctl 26
GVA — industry (B–E)
€208M
2024 · EU pctl 5
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€195M
2024 · EU pctl 8
GVA — construction (F)
€165M
2024 · EU pctl 15
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€374M
2024 · EU pctl 9
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€25,600
2024 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
23,500 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 17
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€26,300
2024 · EU pctl 30
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€8,523M
2023 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€941M
2023 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€22,375M
2024 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€347M
2024 · EU pctl 23
GVA — information & communication (J)
€25M
2024 · EU pctl 16
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€671M
2024 · EU pctl 22
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€525M
2024 · EU pctl 11
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,888M
2025 · EU pctl 9
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€100,339
2025 · EU pctl 81
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€459M
2025 · EU pctl 7
Labour market
Employment, total persons
22,800
2024 · EU pctl 3
Self-employed persons
6,000
2024 · EU pctl 18
Employment in manufacturing (C)
1,800
2024 · EU pctl 3
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
65.6%
2025 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
22.8%
2025 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
7.3%
2025 · EU pctl 78
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
35,600
2025 · EU pctl 7
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
2.5%
2023 · EU pctl 76 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
4.4%
2025 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.5%
2023 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
41.8%
2025 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
47.0%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
15.2%
2025 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
29.9%
2025 · EU pctl 86 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
11.1%
2025 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
94.1%
2025 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
44,472
2024 · EU pctl 1
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
497 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 19 · 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.
895
CURRENT · EU pctl 50
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,002 kt
2025 · EU pctl 4
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,063
CURRENT · EU pctl 93
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
69 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
48
CURRENT · EU pctl 44
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)
54,263
2025 · EU pctl 10
Population aged 65+
16,876
2025 · EU pctl 7
Population aged under 15
13,084
2025 · EU pctl 14
Median age of population
43.4 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 22
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
31.1%
2025 · EU pctl 17
Crude rate of total population change
0.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 48
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
3.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 34
Crude birth rate
7.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 44
Crude death rate
10.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 24
Live births
631
2024 · EU pctl 11
Deaths
851
2024 · EU pctl 7
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
55.2%
2025 · EU pctl 22
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.26
2024 · EU pctl 28
Population density (persons per km²)
216 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 66
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
74,268
2100 · EU pctl 11
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
558 /100k
2025 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,052 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
236 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 62 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.2 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 75
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
27.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 59
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
413 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 82
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
571 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 36
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
51 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 65 · 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)
141 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 38
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
6 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 35
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
40 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 31
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
2 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 9
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
13.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 23
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
2.3%
2021 · EU pctl 43
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