Ciney has 16,580 inhabitants across 147.9 km². The average age is close to 41, and 52% of residents are women. Homeowners make up 61% of inhabitants, while the average net income is €17,541 per year. The population is 96.8% Belgian, 1% French, 0.4% Italian, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Congolese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Afghan and 1.3% other nationalities. Households own an average of about 1.1 cars.
Houses account for 78.2% of Ciney’s dwellings, compared with 21.8% in apartment buildings. The housing stock includes 38.8% open-type houses, farms and castles, 19.3% semi-detached houses, 15.8% terraced houses, 3% commercial houses and 2.6% other building types; buildings and flat blocks account for 20.6%. Buildings date on average from 1936, and the average dwelling has about 5.9 rooms. There are 32 houses for sale. Their average asking price is €389,519, with listings ranging from €90,000 to €2,885,000.
The A4/E411–E25, on the Brussels–Namur–Arlon–Luxembourg City route, is about a 4-minute drive from the centre. Reaching the A15/E42 towards La Louvière, Charleroi, Namur and Liège takes about 27 minutes. The main roads in the municipality include the N97, N919, N921, N925 and N929. TEC buses serve Ciney on 15 lines, including 126b to Havelange, 129 via Dorinne to Yvoir, 13 to Andenne (Seilles), 43/1 to Dinant and 43/2 to Mont-Gauthier. Nearby stations include Ciney, Leignon, Chapois, Natoye and Florée.
Ciney has 32 nurseries, 15 nursery schools, 16 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. Named examples include Les Canaillous and A Petits Pas; Ecole Fondamentale Communale; Ecole Fondamentale Annexée Ciney and Ecole Communale – Sections Primaire Et Maternelle; and Ecole Provinciale D’Agronomie Et Des Sciences De Ciney and Athenee Royal Du Condroz Jules Delot. Supermarkets include 2 Louis Delhaize and 2 Carrefour stores, as well as Trafic, Aldi, LIDL, Colruyt and Delhaize. No shared-bike service or known EV charging station is listed; there are 2 Cambio stations. Liège Airport is about 45 minutes away by car or 112 minutes by public transport.