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Silly

Reference date: 2026-01-01

8,431

residents

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

Thoricourt Castle, a documented local view of Silly
Thoricourt CastleFrDr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
123.0residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
399thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+9
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 sales12.1 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 12.1 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 14/100
  2. Population density123.0 residents/km²Population density: 123.0 residents/km² · national percentile 18/100
  3. Fixed broadband coverage96.9 %Fixed broadband coverage: 96.9 % · national percentile 18/100

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

Population and age

Population

8,431

residents

+9 since 2025 (+0.1%)

36% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 29/100 among 565

29% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 33/100 among 69

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

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Population density

123.0

residents/km²

+0.1 since 2025 (+0.1%)

62% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 18/100 among 565

53% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 15/100 among 69

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

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Age profile

46

years

7% above Belgium’s municipal median

10% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province

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

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

3,624

dwellings

41% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 26/100 among 565

36% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 28/100 among 69

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

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Building permits

6.3

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 23 dwellings

11% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 43/100 among 565

117% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 75/100 among 69

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

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Land cover

Arable land

48.4

% of municipal area

Total: 3,322 ha

25% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 73/100 among 565

26% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 67/100 among 69

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

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House sales

12.1

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 44 sales

29% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 14/100 among 565

35% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 1/100 among 69

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

82.6

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 696 departures

17% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 40/100 among 565

24% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 27/100 among 69

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

100% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

96.9

%

2% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 18/100 among 565

2% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 21/100 among 69

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 Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

103.4

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 872 enterprises

1% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 51/100 among 565

38% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 91/100 among 69

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Silly2019–2026: 8,324–8,431.8,5028,4348,3658,2978,32420198,34820208,37720218,41520228,42020238,47520248,42220258,4312026
2019-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
20268,431123.0
20258,422122.8
20248,475123.6
20238,420122.8
20228,415122.7
20218,377122.2
20208,348121.7
20198,324121.4

Key figures

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