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Brussels

Reference date: 2026-01-01

198,674

residents

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

A documented local view of Brussels
Documented local viewAnk Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
6,004.7residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
4thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+360
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. Scheduled public transport460.3 departures / 1,000 residentsScheduled public transport: 460.3 departures / 1,000 residents · national percentile 100/100
  2. House sales2.2 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 2.2 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 1/100
  3. Population density6,004.7 residents/km²Population density: 6,004.7 residents/km² · national percentile 97/100

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

Population and age

Population

198,674

residents

+360 since 2025 (+0.2%)

15.2× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 99/100 among 565

4.0× the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 97/100 among 19

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

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Population density

6,004.7

residents/km²

+10.9 since 2025 (+0.2%)

18.7× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 97/100 among 565

36% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 24/100 among 19

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

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Age profile

34

years

21% below Belgium’s municipal median

8% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital

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

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

101,466

dwellings

16.6× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 99/100 among 565

3.8× the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 97/100 among 19

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

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Building permits

7.8

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 795 dwellings

9% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 58/100 among 565

9.4× the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 92/100 among 19

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

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Land cover

Non-cadastral surface

27.4

% of municipal area

Total: 907 ha

29% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 18/100 among 565

0.8% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 61/100 among 19

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

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House sales

2.2

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 221 sales

Belgium’s municipal median is 7.9× this value · national percentile 1/100 among 565

34% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 24/100 among 19

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

460.3

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 91,445 departures

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

77% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 97/100 among 19

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

1

crossings

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

the municipal median in Brussels-Capital is 0; percentage comparison is not shown · provincial percentile 92/100 among 19

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.3

%

0.9% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 87/100 among 565

0.1% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 24/100 among 19

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 Brussels-Capital

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

113.9

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 22,638 enterprises

11% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 69/100 among 565

32% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 76/100 among 19

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Brussels2017–2026: 176,545–198,674.202,657192,625182,594172,562176,5452017179,2772018181,7262019185,1032020186,9162021188,7372022194,2912023196,8282024198,3142025198,6742026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
2026198,6746,004.7
2025198,3145,993.8
2024196,8285,948.9
2023194,2915,872.2
2022188,7375,704.4
2021186,9165,649.3
2020185,1035,596.4
2019181,7265,494.3
2018179,2775,420.2
2017176,5455,334.4
2016178,5525,395.0
2015175,5345,303.8
2014170,4075,148.9
2013168,5765,093.6
2012166,4975,030.8
2011163,2294,932.0
2010157,6734,764.1
2009153,3774,634.3

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