Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the figures on building permits until January 2020.
This month, building permits were issued for 2,597 new residential buildings. Compared to December 2019, this is an increase of 11.8 %.
In the Flemish Region, 1,920 permits were issued for new residential buildings, i.e. an increase of 5.9 %.
The number of permits issued for new residential buildings has increased by 32.9 % to 666 in the Walloon Region.
In the Brussels-Capital Region, the number of permits issued for new residential buildings increased to 10.
Table: Monthly figures - number of permits for new residential buildings + evolution compared to the previous period
| Month | Belgium | Flemish Region | Walloon Region | Brussels-Capital Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 2,120 | 1,552 | 558 | 10 | ||||
| 2019 | 2 | 2,010 | (-5.2%) | 1,550 | (-0.1%) | 451 | (-19.2%) | 9 | (-10.0%) |
| 2019 | 3 | 2,484 | (+23.6%) | 1,903 | (+22.8%) | 566 | (+25.5%) | 15 | (+66.7%) |
| 2019 | 4 | 2,415 | (-2.8%) | 1,874 | (-1.5%) | 526 | (-7.1%) | 15 | (0.0%) |
| 2019 | 5 | 2,091 | (-13.4%) | 1,535 | (-18.1%) | 551 | (+4.8%) | 5 | (-66.7%) |
| 2019 | 6 | 2,271 | (+8.6%) | 1,687 | (+9.9%) | 568 | (+3.1%) | 17 | (+240.0%) |
| 2019 | 7 | 2,550 | (+12.3%) | 1,874 | (+11.1%) | 665 | (+17.1%) | 11 | (-35.3%) |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,200 | (-13.7%) | 1,615 | (-13.8%) | 570 | (-14.3%) | 15 | (+36.4%) |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,462 | (+11.9%) | 1,861 | (+15.2%) | 595 | (+4.4%) | 6 | (-60.0%) |
| 2019 | 10 | 2,393 | (-2.8%) | 1,817 | (-2.4%) | 560 | (-5.9%) | 15 | (+150.0%) |
| 2019 | 11 | 2,173 | (-9.2%) | 1,576 | (-13.3%) | 582 | (+3.9%) | 15 | (0.0%) |
| 2019 | 12 | 2,322 | (+6.9%) | 1,813 | (+15.0%) | 501 | (-13.9%) | 8 | (-46.7%) |
| 2020 | 1 | 2,597 | (+11.8%) | 1,920 | (+5.9%) | 666 | (+32.9%) | 10 | (+25.0%) |
| Table: Monthly figures - number of permits for new residential buildings + evolution compared to the previous period | |||||||||
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 January 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, but the difference remains small.
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, but in recent years the difference has been increasing in favour of the apartments.
New construction vs renovation Single family dwellings vs apartments
