NUTS-3 BE341 · Belgium
Arr. Arlon
Arr. Arlon generates €2.1bn of GDP across 66.9k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 39.9/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by market access and economic growth. Its economy has grown +4.7%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.5pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (56.5th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (16.3th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Long-run faller71 → 37 EU percentile since 1995 (-34 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)
Connectivity77
Talent & skills71
Energy cost69
Resilience61
Governance49
Growth momentum46
Demographic outlook42
Quality of life38
Economic base30
Cost advantage28
Digital readiness25
Industrial base23
Labour market17
Freight intensity4
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)
39.9
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth45.8
Livability37.6
Market access69
Economic scale7
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)
61
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability77
Labour stability61
Diversification14
Demographic stability92
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)
77
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density88
Airport access74
Market access69
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)
70.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary72
Lifelong learning74
Knowledge workers75
Scientists & engineers62
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)
37.6
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy51
Jobs21.5
Education46
Health34
Safety16.3
Connectivity56.5
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
45.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.7%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.3%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.4 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.9 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+1.0%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.5 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+1.6 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: Public · health · education · 37.9%Moderately concentrated · HHI 2628
Agriculture 0.6%Industry 12.7%Construction 4%Trade · transport · ICT 20%Finance · real estate · prof. 24.8%Public · health · education 37.9%
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)
€2,077M2024
2.5% 1y 4.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 7
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,742M2025
0.9% 1y 1.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 8
Population
66,8662025
0.8% 1y 1.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 6
Unemployment rate
6.7%2025
24.1% 1y 5.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 74
Employment
20,6002024
1.0% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 2
Productivity / employee
€104,0202025
3.2% 1y 6.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 85
Gross value added
€1,880M2024
2.5% 1y 4.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 8
All indicators · 82 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,880M
2024 · EU pctl 8
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€12M
2024 · EU pctl 8
GVA — industry (B–E)
€238M
2024 · EU pctl 6
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€204M
2024 · EU pctl 8
GVA — construction (F)
€75M
2024 · EU pctl 6
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€377M
2024 · EU pctl 10
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€27,500
2024 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
27,800 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 30
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€31,200
2024 · EU pctl 40
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€2,495M
2023 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€243M
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€4,990M
2024 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€328M
2024 · EU pctl 22
GVA — information & communication (J)
€9M
2024 · EU pctl 4
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€467M
2024 · EU pctl 13
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€712M
2024 · EU pctl 18
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,742M
2025 · EU pctl 8
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€104,020
2025 · EU pctl 85
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€562M
2025 · EU pctl 10
Labour market
Employment, total persons
20,600
2024 · EU pctl 2
Self-employed persons
2,100
2024 · EU pctl 1
Employment in manufacturing (C)
1,900
2024 · EU pctl 3
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
72.8%
2025 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
15.3%
2025 · EU pctl 54 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
6.7%
2025 · EU pctl 74
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
32,900
2025 · EU pctl 6
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
0.6%
2023 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
3.9%
2025 · EU pctl 42 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.1%
2023 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
43.6%
2025 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
46.4%
2025 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
14.9%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
27.4%
2025 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
9.3%
2025 · EU pctl 62 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
93.7%
2025 · EU pctl 25 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
118,922
2024 · EU pctl 5
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
523 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 25 · 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.
586
CURRENT · EU pctl 38
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
498 kt
2025 · EU pctl 1
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
35 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
876
CURRENT · EU pctl 88
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
32
CURRENT · EU pctl 26
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
45,259
2025 · EU pctl 8
Population aged 65+
10,580
2025 · EU pctl 3
Population aged under 15
11,027
2025 · EU pctl 9
Median age of population
39.5 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 3
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
23.4%
2025 · EU pctl 2
Crude rate of total population change
7.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 87
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
5.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 58
Crude birth rate
10.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 96
Crude death rate
8.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 6
Live births
670
2024 · EU pctl 13
Deaths
547
2024 · EU pctl 2
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
47.7%
2025 · EU pctl 4
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.51
2024 · EU pctl 73
Population density (persons per km²)
209 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 65
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
61,126
2100 · EU pctl 8
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
390 /100k
2025 · EU pctl 41 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,045 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
235 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.5 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 84
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
66.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 88
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
506 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 90
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,180 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 71
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
93 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 96 · 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)
372 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 70
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
5 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 29
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
59 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 52
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
5 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 64
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
5.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 6
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.3%
2021 · EU pctl 9
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