Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the figures on building permits until January 2022.
Monthly evolution
This month, building permits were issued for 2,549 new residential buildings. Compared to December 2021, this is an increase of 9.5%.
In the Flemish Region, 1,914 permits were issued for new residential buildings, i.e. an increase of 12.3%.
The number of permits issued for new residential buildings in the Walloon Region experienced a slight decrease of 0.7% to 609 buildings.
In the Brussels-Capital Region, the number of permits issued for new residential buildings increased to 26.
| Month | Belgium | Flemish Region | Walloon Region | Brussels-Capital Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 2,552 | 1,897 | 643 | 12 | ||||
| 2021 | 2 | 2,430 | (-4.8%) | 1,822 | (-4.0%) | 594 | (-7.6%) | 14 | (+16.7%) |
| 2021 | 3 | 3,559 | (+46.5%) | 2,648 | (+45.3%) | 888 | (+49.5%) | 23 | (+64.3%) |
| 2021 | 4 | 2,674 | (-24.9%) | 1,937 | (-26.9%) | 728 | (-18.0%) | 9 | (-60.9%) |
| 2021 | 5 | 2,658 | (-0.6%) | 1,954 | (+0.9%) | 693 | (-4.8%) | 11 | (+22.2%) |
| 2021 | 6 | 2,950 | (+11.0%) | 2,206 | (+12.9%) | 724 | (+4.5%) | 20 | (+81.8%) |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,539 | (-13.9%) | 1,871 | (-15.2%) | 641 | (-11.5%) | 27 | (+35.0%) |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,500 | (-1.5%) | 1,867 | (-0.2%) | 621 | (-3.1%) | 12 | (-55.6%) |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,566 | (+2.6%) | 1,922 | (+2.9%) | 636 | (+2.4%) | 7 | (-41.7%) |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,565 | 0.0% | 1,989 | (+3.5%) | 564 | (-11.3%) | 12 | (+71.4%) |
| 2021 | 11 | 2,485 | (-3.1%) | 1,705 | (-14.3%) | 773 | (+37.1%) | 7 | (-41.7%) |
| 2021 | 12 | 2,327 | (-6.4%) | 1,704 | (-0.1%) | 613 | (-20.7%) | 10 | (+42.9%) |
| 2022 | 1 | 2,549 | (+9.5%) | 1,914 | (+12.3%) | 609 | (-0.7%) | 26 | (+160.0%) |
| 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.
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.