Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the figures on building permits until January 2021.
Monthly evolution
This month, building permits were issued for 2,502 new residential buildings. Compared to December 2020, this is an increase of 4.6%.
In the Flemish Region, 1,896 permits were issued for new residential buildings, i.e. an increase of 3.1%.
The number of permits issued for new residential buildings has increased by 11.2% to 597 in the Walloon Region.
In the Brussels-Capital Region, the number of permits issued for new residential buildings decreased to 9.
Monthly figures - number of permits for new residential buildings + evolution compared to the previous period
| Year | Month | Belgium | Flemish Region | Walloon Region | Brussels-Capital Region | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 2,564 | 1,921 | 630 | 0.0% | 13 | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 2,431 | (-5.2%) | 1,944 | (+1.2%) | 472 | (-25.1%) | 14 | (+7.7%) |
| 2020 | 3 | 3,182 | (+30.9%) | 2,565 | (+31.9%) | 603 | (+27.8%) | 14 | (0.0%) |
| 2020 | 4 | 2,176 | (-31.6%) | 1,506 | (-41.3%) | 647 | (+7.3%) | 22 | (+57.1%) |
| 2020 | 5 | 1,738 | (-20.1%) | 1,273 | (-15.5%) | 457 | (-29.4%) | 8 | (-63.6%) |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,293 | (+31.9%) | 1,828 | (+43.6%) | 460 | (+0.7%) | 5 | (-37.5%) |
| 2020 | 7 | 2,245 | (-2.1%) | 1,637 | (-10.4%) | 595 | (+29.3%) | 13 | (+160.0%) |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,446 | (+9.0%) | 1,739 | (+6.2%) | 703 | (+18.2%) | 5 | (-61.5%) |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,311 | (-5.5%) | 1,706 | (-1.9%) | 585 | (-16.8%) | 19 | (+280.0%) |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,636 | (+14.1%) | 2,029 | (+18.9%) | 591 | (+1.0%) | 16 | (-15.8%) |
| 2020 | 11 | 2,232 | (-15.3%) | 1,669 | (-17.7%) | 559 | (-5.4%) | 4 | (-75.0%) |
| 2020 | 12 | 2,393 | (+7.2%) | 1,839 | (+10.2%) | 537 | (-3.9%) | 17 | (+325.0%) |
| 2021 | 1 | 2,502 | (+4.6%) | 1,896 | (+3.1%) | 597 | (+11.2%) | 9 | (-47.1%) |
| Monthly figures - number of permits for new residential buildings + evolution compared to the previous period | |||||||||
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, but the difference remains small. In recent months, new buildings and renovations have been on the same level.
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. In recent months, the difference has narrowed again.
New construction vs renovation Single family dwellings vs apartments
