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Beringen

Reference date: 2026-01-01

49,034

residents

Explore Beringen through official statistics on population, age, housing, mobility, businesses and the local built environment, with sources and reference dates.

A documented local view of Beringen
Documented local viewI, Sonuwe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
624.2residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
34thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+279
Reference date
2026-01-01

Key figures

At a glance

Twelve source-backed signals place this municipality in its demographic, housing, economic, land-use, mobility and connectivity context.

What stands out

  1. Land cover22.0 % of municipal areaLand cover: 22.0 % of municipal area · national percentile 5/100
  2. House sales21.1 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 21.1 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 88/100
  3. Scheduled public transport51.4 departures / 1,000 residentsScheduled public transport: 51.4 departures / 1,000 residents · national percentile 16/100

Indicators use their latest available source period. The date is shown separately for every figure.

Population and age

Population

49,034

residents

+279 since 2025 (+0.6%)

3.7× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 94/100 among 565

186% above the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 93/100 among 38

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Population density

624.2

residents/km²

+3.5 since 2025 (+0.6%)

95% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 74/100 among 565

88% above the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 88/100 among 38

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Age profile

42

years

2% below Belgium’s municipal median

8% below the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 1/100 among 38

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

20,402

dwellings

3.3× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 91/100 among 565

143% above the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 88/100 among 38

Period: · Source: Statbel cadastral building stock, 2025 release

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Building permits

7.7

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 158 dwellings

8% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 56/100 among 565

25% below the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 25/100 among 38

Reference date: · Source: Statbel building permits by month and administrative geography

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Land cover

Pastures and meadows

22.0

% of municipal area

Total: 1,725 ha

43% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 5/100 among 565

25% below the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 17/100 among 38

Reference date: · Source: Statbel land cover according to the Land Register (SQLite)

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House sales

21.1

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 430 sales

22% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 88/100 among 565

40% above the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 91/100 among 38

Reference date: · Source: Statbel real-estate deeds by statistical sector, 2013-2024

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

51.4

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 2,522 departures

48% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 16/100 among 565

7% below the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 38/100 among 38

Scheduled service date: Published timetable; planned service, not observed operations. · Source: De Lijn static GTFS, STIB-MIVB static GTFS, TEC static GTFS, SNCB-NMBS static GTFS, Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026, Statbel statistical sectors 2026 (GeoJSON, EPSG:3812)

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Public level crossings

2

crossings

Belgium’s municipal median is 0; percentage comparison is not shown

4.0× the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 62/100 among 38

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

98.8

%

0.4% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 66/100 among 565

0.3% above the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 70/100 among 38

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Fixed

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5G mobile coverage

100.0

%

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Limburg Province

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

93.3

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 4,575 enterprises

9% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 34/100 among 565

10% below the municipal median in Limburg Province · provincial percentile 20/100 among 38

Reference date: · Source: Statbel VAT-registered enterprises by legal form, 2024

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Official time series

Official time series: Beringen2017–2026: 45,704–49,034.49,63348,12446,61445,10545,704201746,065201846,346201946,598202046,882202147,217202247,895202348,353202448,755202549,0342026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202649,034624.2
202548,755620.6
202448,353615.5
202347,895609.7
202247,217601.0
202146,882596.8
202046,598593.1
201946,346589.9
201846,065586.4
201745,704581.5
201645,242575.6
201544,885571.1
201444,262563.1
201343,975559.5
201243,661555.5
201143,202549.7
201042,758544.0
200942,327538.5

Key figures

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