Directorate-general Statistics and Economic information
Directorate-general Statistics and Economic information
04/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2024 01:20
Building permits: January 2024
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the figures on building permits until January 2024.
Monthly evolution
This month, building permits were issued for 1,794 new residential buildings. Compared to December 2023, this is a decrease of 10.4%.
In the Flemish Region, 1,238 permits were issued for new residential buildings, i.e. a decrease of 19.1%.
The number of permits issued for new residential buildings has increased by 20% to 546 buildings in the Walloon Region.
In the Brussels-Capital Region, the number of permits issued for new residential buildings decreased to 11.
| Month | Belgium | Flemish Region | Walloon Region | Brussels-Capital Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 2,278 | (0.0%) | 1,571 | (0.0%) | 692 | (0.0%) | 15 | (0.0%) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,115 | (-7.2%) | 1,652 | (+5.2%) | 450 | (-35.0%) | 13 | (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 3 | 2,672 | (+26.3%) | 2,022 | (+22.4%) | 622 | (+38.2%) | 28 | (+115.4%) |
| 2023 | 4 | 2,023 | (-24.3%) | 1,531 | (-24.3%) | 463 | (-25.6%) | 29 | (+3.6%) |
| 2023 | 5 | 2,094 | (+3.5%) | 1,565 | (+2.2%) | 515 | (+11.2%) | 14 | (-51.7%) |
| 2023 | 6 | 2,165 | (+3.4%) | 1,609 | (+2.8%) | 528 | (+2.5%) | 28 | (+100.0%) |
| 2023 | 7 | 1,933 | (-10.7%) | 1,388 | (-13.7%) | 521 | (-1.3%) | 24 | (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 8 | 1,705 | (-11.8%) | 1,168 | (-15.9%) | 530 | (+1.7%) | 7 | (-70.8%) |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,106 | (+23.5%) | 1,618 | (+38.5%) | 473 | (-10.8%) | 15 | (+114.3%) |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,478 | (+17.7%) | 1,886 | (+16.6%) | 566 | (+19.7%) | 26 | (+73.3%) |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,014 | (-18.7%) | 1,495 | (-20.7%) | 513 | (-9.4%) | 6 | (-76.9%) |
| 2023 | 12 | 2,003 | (-0.5%) | 1,530 | (+2.3%) | 455 | (-11.3%) | 18 | (+200.0%) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,794 | (-10.4%) | 1,238 | (-19.1%) | 546 | (+20.0%) | 11 | (-38.9%) |
| Monthly figures - number of permits for new residential buildings + evolution compared to the previous period | |||||||||
The table contains a revision of previously published figures for the Brussels-Capital Region, and consequently, the figures at national level. This revision is the result of the integration of files that the Brussels-Capital Region's administrative service Urban Brussels now shares with Statbel. This provides a more complete picture of the number of buildings for which a building permit was issued. The revision goes back to 2019.
Long term evolution
Since 2007, the number of permits for the renovation of residential buildings was generally higher than the number of permits for the construction of new residential buildings. This changes briefly from the second quarter of 2018 onwards. From February 2019 onwards, the number of permits for the renovation of residential buildings is again higher than the number of permits for the construction of new residential buildings. There is a peak in late 2021/early 2022.
From 2003 onwards, more permits are issued for new apartments than for single family dwellings. During the years 2010-2011, both were at approximately the same level. Afterwards, the difference has been increasing again in favour of the apartments. The difference is the greatest in 2018. From 2019 onwards, the gap narrows again until mid-2022, before slowly widening again.