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Wavre

Reference date: 2026-01-01

35,735

residents

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

A documented local view of Wavre
Documented local viewEmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
848.5residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
65thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+154
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 cover24.0 % of municipal areaLand cover: 24.0 % of municipal area · national percentile 9/100
  2. Fixed broadband coverage99.2 %Fixed broadband coverage: 99.2 % · national percentile 87/100
  3. VAT-registered enterprises129.3 enterprises / 1,000 residentsVAT-registered enterprises: 129.3 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

35,735

residents

+154 since 2025 (+0.4%)

173% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 89/100 among 565

3.2× the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 94/100 among 27

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

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Population density

848.5

residents/km²

+3.6 since 2025 (+0.4%)

165% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 83/100 among 565

3.4× the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 83/100 among 27

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

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Age profile

43

years

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

2% above the municipal median in Walloon Brabant

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

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

16,271

dwellings

167% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 87/100 among 565

3.5× the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 91/100 among 27

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

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Building permits

2.8

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 46 dwellings

61% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 16/100 among 565

50% below the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 17/100 among 27

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

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Land cover

Houses and farms

24.0

% of municipal area

Total: 1,010 ha

38% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 9/100 among 565

50% below the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 6/100 among 27

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

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House sales

13.3

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 216 sales

23% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 19/100 among 565

21% below the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 28/100 among 27

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

139.5

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 4,986 departures

40% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 72/100 among 565

19% above the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 80/100 among 27

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

8

crossings

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

the municipal median in Walloon Brabant is 0; percentage comparison is not shown

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.2

%

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

0.2% above the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 76/100 among 27

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 Walloon Brabant

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

129.3

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 4,622 enterprises

27% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 86/100 among 565

3% above the municipal median in Walloon Brabant · provincial percentile 54/100 among 27

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Wavre2017–2026: 34,169–35,735.36,01735,30734,59733,88734,169201734,305201834,396201934,748202034,826202135,111202235,444202335,558202435,581202535,7352026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202635,735848.5
202535,581844.9
202435,558844.3
202335,444841.6
202235,111833.7
202134,826827.0
202034,748825.3
201934,396816.9
201834,305814.8
201734,169810.4
201633,806801.7
201533,604797.0
201433,498794.4
201333,365791.3
201233,231788.1
201133,105785.1
201032,910780.5
200932,737776.4

Key figures

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