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Forest

Reference date: 2026-01-01

58,904

residents

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

A documented local view of Forest
Documented local viewFalken · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
9,361.7residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
29thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+229
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. House sales2.7 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 2.7 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 1/100
  2. Population density9,361.7 residents/km²Population density: 9,361.7 residents/km² · national percentile 98/100
  3. Building permits0.8 new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellingsBuilding permits: 0.8 new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings · national percentile 3/100

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

Population and age

Population

58,904

residents

+229 since 2025 (+0.4%)

4.5× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 95/100 among 565

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

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

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Population density

9,361.7

residents/km²

+36.4 since 2025 (+0.4%)

29.2× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 98/100 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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Age profile

37

years

14% below Belgium’s municipal median

Same as 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

27,683

dwellings

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

3% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 61/100 among 19

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

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Building permits

0.8

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 23 dwellings

Belgium’s municipal median is 8.6× this value · national percentile 3/100 among 565

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

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

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Land cover

Non-cadastral surface

27.3

% of municipal area

Total: 172 ha

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

0.4% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 55/100 among 19

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

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House sales

2.7

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 74 sales

Belgium’s municipal median is 6.4× this value · national percentile 1/100 among 565

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

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

241.3

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 14,214 departures

142% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 93/100 among 565

7% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 24/100 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

99.3

%

1.0% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 89/100 among 565

0.1% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 45/100 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

94.1

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 5,543 enterprises

8% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 36/100 among 565

9% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 55/100 among 19

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Forest2017–2026: 55,746–58,904.59,47258,04156,60955,17855,746201756,008201856,289201956,581202056,281202156,616202257,724202358,044202458,675202558,9042026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202658,9049,361.7
202558,6759,325.3
202458,0449,225.0
202357,7249,174.1
202256,6168,998.0
202156,2818,944.8
202056,5818,975.4
201956,2898,929.1
201856,0088,884.5
201755,7468,843.6
201655,6138,822.5
201555,0128,727.2
201454,5248,649.7
201354,0248,570.4
201253,3128,457.5
201151,8398,223.8
201050,2587,973.0
200949,7577,893.5

Key figures

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