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How multicultural is Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek?

Neighbourhood · Brussels, Belgium

Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek ranks 3 of 19 areas by non-European category share in Brussels. 36% of classified records are assigned to non-European categories. The largest non-European categories are Middle Eastern (30%) and African (2%). The share from published city counts is 26%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Data as of 2025
Non-European categories
≈36
#3 by non-European name share in Brussels
Share

Location

Category mix

Local roots29.4 %
Other European roots35 %
Middle Eastern29.9 %
African1.6 %
Indian subcontinent1.4 %
Latin1.2 %
East Asian0.9 %
Southeast Asian0.6 %

By country

Local roots
29.4 %
Other European roots
35 %
Middle Eastern
29.9 %
African
1.6 %
Indian subcontinent
1.4 %
Latin
1.2 %
East Asian
0.9 %
Southeast Asian
0.6 %

Nearby

How we measure this

Non-European categories are algorithm categories outside Europe. North American and Oceanian records count as European. Every number is IndoEuroMap data, our source of truth.