Official Belgian data, explained
Housing and construction in Belgium: maps and local statistics
Explore 36 official housing and construction indicators across Belgium, with definitions, dates, source limitations, maps and municipality profiles.
Housing and construction is represented by 36 validated indicators from 8 source providers. This page is a curated starting point: it shows what can genuinely be compared, the latest available periods and the finest valid geography for each measure.
The latest period differs by indicator. Read the date, unit, geography and source beside each value before comparing places.
Housing and construction: 36 indicators
Bath/shower status not stated
Bath/shower status not stated divided by all occupied conventional dwellings × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Bath/shower status not stated divided by all occupied conventional dwellings × 100. Source: Census 2021 S28A, CD_BAT; additive fields m02n and m02d are rolled up before division.
Bathrooms
Cadastral building-stock count by building type.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Buildings by built ground area
Buildings in non-overlapping footprint bands.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Buildings with a bathroom
Cadastral building-stock count by building type.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Buildings with central heating or air conditioning
Cadastral building-stock count by building type.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Buildings with garage or covered parking
Cadastral building-stock count by building type.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Central-heating status not stated
Central-heating status not stated divided by all occupied conventional dwellings × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Central-heating status not stated divided by all occupied conventional dwellings × 100. Source: Census 2021 S27A, CD_TOH; additive fields m02n and m02d are rolled up before division.
Construction period not stated
Construction period not stated divided by all conventional dwellings × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Construction period not stated divided by all conventional dwellings × 100. Source: Census 2021 S24A, CD_POC; additive fields m08n and m08d are rolled up before division.
Conventional dwellings built before 1919
Conventional dwellings built before 1919 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Conventional dwellings built before 1919 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100. Source: Census 2021 S24A, CD_POC; additive fields m01n and m01d are rolled up before division.
Conventional dwellings built before 1946
Conventional dwellings built before 1946 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Conventional dwellings built before 1946 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100. Source: Census 2021 S24A, CD_POC; additive fields m02n and m02d are rolled up before division.
Conventional dwellings built from 1946 to 1980
Conventional dwellings built from 1946 to 1980 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Conventional dwellings built from 1946 to 1980 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100. Source: Census 2021 S24A, CD_POC; additive fields m03n and m03d are rolled up before division.
Conventional dwellings built from 1981 to 2000
Conventional dwellings built from 1981 to 2000 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Conventional dwellings built from 1981 to 2000 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100. Source: Census 2021 S24A, CD_POC; additive fields m04n and m04d are rolled up before division.
Conventional dwellings built since 2001
Conventional dwellings built since 2001 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Conventional dwellings built since 2001 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100. Source: Census 2021 S24A, CD_POC; additive fields m05n and m05d are rolled up before division.
Conventional dwellings built since 2011
Conventional dwellings built since 2011 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Conventional dwellings built since 2011 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100. Source: Census 2021 S24A, CD_POC; additive fields m06n and m06d are rolled up before division.
Conventional dwellings built since 2016
Conventional dwellings built since 2016 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Conventional dwellings built since 2016 divided by conventional dwellings with a known construction period × 100. Source: Census 2021 S24A, CD_POC; additive fields m07n and m07d are rolled up before division.
Dwellings
Cadastral building-stock count by building type.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Fewer than 0.5 rooms per occupant
Fewer than 0.5 rooms per occupant divided by occupied conventional dwellings with a known rooms-per-occupant category × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Fewer than 0.5 rooms per occupant divided by occupied conventional dwellings with a known rooms-per-occupant category × 100. Source: Census 2021 S30, CD_DRM; additive fields m01n and m01d are rolled up before division.
Fewer than one room per occupant
Fewer than one room per occupant divided by occupied conventional dwellings with a known rooms-per-occupant category × 100.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Fewer than one room per occupant divided by occupied conventional dwellings with a known rooms-per-occupant category × 100. Source: Census 2021 S30, CD_DRM; additive fields m02n and m02d are rolled up before division.
Garage and covered parking spaces
Cadastral building-stock count by building type.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
New apartments
Official building-permit total.
- Latest period
- 2026-ytd-apr
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
New dwellings
Official building-permit total.
- Latest period
- 2026-ytd-apr
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
New non-residential buildings
Official building-permit total.
- Latest period
- 2026-ytd-apr
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
New residential buildings
Official building-permit total.
- Latest period
- 2026-ytd-apr
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
New single-family houses
Official building-permit total.
- Latest period
- 2026-ytd-apr
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Indicators (36)
- Bath/shower status not stated
- Bathrooms
- Buildings by built ground area
- Buildings with a bathroom
- Buildings with central heating or air conditioning
- Buildings with garage or covered parking
- Central-heating status not stated
- Construction period not stated
- Conventional dwellings built before 1919
- Conventional dwellings built before 1946
- Conventional dwellings built from 1946 to 1980
- Conventional dwellings built from 1981 to 2000
- Conventional dwellings built since 2001
- Conventional dwellings built since 2011
- Conventional dwellings built since 2016
- Dwellings
- Fewer than 0.5 rooms per occupant
- Fewer than one room per occupant
- Garage and covered parking spaces
- New apartments
- New dwellings
- New non-residential buildings
- New residential buildings
- New single-family houses
- Non-residential renovation buildings
- Occupied dwellings without a fixed bath or shower
- Occupied dwellings without central heating
- One to fewer than two rooms per occupant
- Permitted non-residential volume
- Permitted residential floor area
- Residential property sales
- Residential renovation buildings
- Rooms-per-occupant category not stated
- Three or more rooms per occupant
- Two or more rooms per occupant
- Unoccupied conventional dwellings
Method and limitations
The latest period differs by indicator. Read the date, unit, geography and source beside each value before comparing places.
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