Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Belgium
Belgium: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of was 39.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Belgium stood at 39.4%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Belgium peaked at 64.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2003.
That places Belgium 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35.6% | — |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +66.3% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 39.4% | -3.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 39.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 39.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +66.3% | 35.6% | 59.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 35.6% | 63.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 42.0% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 39.4% | 44.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.5% compare
- 6 United Kingdom 50.5% compare
- 8 Spain 50.2% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 38.8% compare
- 11 Norway 36.2% compare
- 12 Finland 32.4% compare
More population data for Belgium
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Belgium?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Belgium was 39.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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