In 2022, approximately 52,000 permits were issued in Belgium for the construction of new housing units. That includes the number of both single-family homes and apartments, which have several housing units within a single building. During the past years, the house price index in Belgium has risen a lot.
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Total number of permits issued for the construction of new housing units in Belgium from 1996 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Thousands of building permits issued
2022
51.58
2021
57.63
2020
55.3
2019
55.85
2018
62.66
2017
49.97
2016
50.98
2015
46.18
2014
54.9
2013
49.14
2012
46.81
2011
44.36
2010
50.55
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Statbel. (May 26, 2023). Total number of permits issued for the construction of new housing units in Belgium from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/604498/building-permits-issued-newly-constructed-houses-in-belgium/
Statbel. "Total number of permits issued for the construction of new housing units in Belgium from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/604498/building-permits-issued-newly-constructed-houses-in-belgium/
Statbel. (2023). Total number of permits issued for the construction of new housing units in Belgium from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/604498/building-permits-issued-newly-constructed-houses-in-belgium/
Statbel. "Total Number of Permits Issued for The Construction of New Housing Units in Belgium from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/604498/building-permits-issued-newly-constructed-houses-in-belgium/
Statbel, Total number of permits issued for the construction of new housing units in Belgium from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/604498/building-permits-issued-newly-constructed-houses-in-belgium/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Total number of permits issued for the construction of new housing units in Belgium from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statbel, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/604498/building-permits-issued-newly-constructed-houses-in-belgium/
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