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Belgium takes shape.

Explore official statistics transformed into maps.

1,482 indicators · 27 topics · 565 municipalities · 4 languages

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Interactive three-dimensional preview of Belgium’s 565 municipalities, coloured by population density.
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Official Statbel population and boundaries1 January 2026 · 565 municipalities · CC BY 4.0Data sources
Concentric mortality rings visualising daily deaths in Belgium from 1992 to 2025.
Belgium · daily mortality · 1992–2025

Data story

Thirty-four years of mortality, read as tree rings.

An interactive chronology transforms Belgium’s daily mortality record into annual rings—revealing winters, heatwaves and the years that broke the pattern.

34
annual rings
3.647.434
recorded deaths
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residents/km²

One country, 565 densities.

Population density · 565 municipalities · residents/km² · 2026

  • Flanders285
  • Brussels-Capital19
  • Wallonia261

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Lowest density
24,3residents/km²
Vresse-sur-SemoisLeast dense municipality
Municipal median
320,7residents/km²
IchtegemMiddle value among 565 municipalities
Highest density
23.266,3residents/km²
Saint-Josse-ten-NoodeMost densely populated municipality
Population density is derived from Statbel’s registered population on 1 January 2026 and the matching official 2026 municipality geometry area. Each dot uses its exact value on a logarithmic horizontal scale; vertical position only prevents overlap. Short region markers are unweighted municipality medians.

Discoveries

What 565 municipalities reveal about Belgium.

Reviewed signals on connectivity, mobility, housing, business, land use and population rotate daily, with source and period attached.

Scheduled public transport

Brussels stands out for scheduled public transport.

460.3 · departures / 1,000 residents

Municipality comparison · Scheduled service date: 27 Aug 2026 · De Lijn static GTFS, STIB-MIVB static GTFS + 4 more sources. Published timetable; planned service, not observed operations.

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Building permits

Court-Saint-Etienne stands out for building permits.

51.3 · new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Municipality comparison · Reference date: 2024 · Statbel building permits by month and administrative geography.

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565municipalities in the current boundary pack
2026official population reference year
100%of municipalities mapped with data

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Population

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Mobility

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Housing

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Environment

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Economy

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Business

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