Businesses in Mere, Belgium

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mere, Belgium

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	20
Other construction	15
Sports other	12
Accountants	12
Renovation of buildings	9
Furniture stores	8
Beauty salons	7
Wholesale of construction supplies	7
Butcher	7
Florists	7
Physiotherapy	6
Dentists	6
Health and medical	6
Construction of houses	6
Shopping	6
Fruits and vegetables	5
Electronics stores	5
Candy stores	5
Wholesale of machinery	5
Bakeries	5
Grocery stores and supermarkets	5
Hairdressers	5
Women's clothing	5
Massage	5

Mere, Belgium Facts

Area	4.8 km²
Population	6,809
Male Population	3,355 (49.3%)
Female Population	3,454 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+5.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+9.7%
Median Age	45 years (Male: 43.8, Female: 46.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$51,311 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Dampoort, Schaerbeek
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.92306, 3.97134

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Mere, Belgium Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,474	6,373	6,207	6,152	6,809	6,768	6,723
Population Density	1,362.9 / km²	1,341.7 / km²	1,306.7 / km²	1,295.2 / km²	1,433.5 / km²	1,424.8 / km²	1,415.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mere, Belgium Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 9.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mere, Belgium	+5.2%	+6.8%	+9.7%
Belgium	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mere, Belgium Median Age

Median Age: 45 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mere, Belgium	45 yrs	46.1 yrs	43.8 yrs
Belgium	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Mere, Belgium Population Density

Population Density: 1,434 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mere, Belgium	6,809	4.75 km²	1,434 / km²
Belgium	11.3 million	30,664.8 km²	368 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mere, Belgium Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mere, Belgium

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Mere, Belgium Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$33,107	$35,179	$39,941	$42,918	$44,349	$46,577	$46,102	$51,311
Total GDP	$1B	$1.1B	$1.2B	$1.3B	$1.4B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.8B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Mere, Belgium CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mere, Belgium	57,187 tn	8.4 tn	12,039.3 tons/km²
Belgium	92,691,347 tn	8.22 tn	3,022.7 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Mere, Belgium CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	57,187 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	12,039.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/13/08	1:14 AM	3.3	91.1 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/14/08	1:33 AM	3.2	57 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/13/08	1:45 PM	3.8	53.5 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
2/27/05	8:16 AM	3.1	83.6 km	4,000 m	France	usgs.gov
7/2/01	4:06 PM	3.1	92.5 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
6/20/95	1:54 AM	4.3	49 km	20,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/20/94	6:01 PM	3.5	69.9 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/20/94	6:01 PM	3.1	60.5 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
8/29/92	9:22 AM	4.1	80.8 km	17,900 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
8/26/92	11:41 PM	3.9	90 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mere, Belgium

Mere is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders. It is located on the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in the Denderstreek in the southeast of East Flanders and belongs to Arrondissement of Aalst. It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Erpe, Ottergem..

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