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Etterbeek

Reference date: 2026-01-01

49,638

residents

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

A documented local view of Etterbeek
Documented local viewTrougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
15,637.9residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
33rdout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+507
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. Population density15,637.9 residents/km²Population density: 15,637.9 residents/km² · national percentile 99/100
  2. House sales3.0 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 3.0 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 2/100
  3. VAT-registered enterprises128.8 enterprises / 1,000 residentsVAT-registered enterprises: 128.8 enterprises / 1,000 residents · national percentile 86/100

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

Population and age

Population

49,638

residents

+507 since 2025 (+1.0%)

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

Same as the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 50/100 among 19

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

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Population density

15,637.9

residents/km²

+159.7 since 2025 (+1.0%)

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

67% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 71/100 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

26,917

dwellings

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

Same as the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 50/100 among 19

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

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Building permits

0.0

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 0 dwellings

100% below Belgium’s municipal median

100% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital

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

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Land cover

Non-cadastral surface

27.2

% of municipal area

Total: 86 ha

30% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 18/100 among 565

Same as the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 50/100 among 19

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

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House sales

3.0

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 82 sales

Belgium’s municipal median is 5.6× this value · national percentile 2/100 among 565

7% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 45/100 among 19

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

172.6

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 8,569 departures

73% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 83/100 among 565

33% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 3/100 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

0

crossings

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Brussels-Capital

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.1

%

0.7% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 81/100 among 565

0.3% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 18/100 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

128.8

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 6,395 enterprises

26% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 86/100 among 565

49% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 82/100 among 19

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Etterbeek2017–2026: 47,414–49,638.50,20049,13048,05946,98947,414201747,786201848,367201948,473202048,331202148,535202249,558202349,775202449,131202549,6382026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202649,63815,637.9
202549,13115,478.1
202449,77515,681.0
202349,55815,612.7
202248,53515,290.4
202148,33115,226.1
202048,47315,265.3
201948,36715,231.9
201847,78615,049.0
201747,41414,871.2
201647,18014,797.8
201546,77314,670.1
201446,42714,561.6
201346,22814,499.2
201245,50214,271.5
201145,25614,194.3
201044,35213,910.8
200943,51213,647.3

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