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Population
In 2021, 936 babies were stillborn, or died within a year after the birth. In 2000, this figure was still 1,048 babies, a decrease of 11%. This is what emerged...
Economic indicators
Retail trade registered a decrease in its volume compared to December 2022 Compared to December 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has decreased by 5.4%. In...
Population
Statbel has updated its provisional mortality figures until 21 January 2024. We have been able to refine our publication on mortality per day in Belgium and we publish now data...
DataLab
Using an online platform to book holidays, or to rent holiday accommodation, has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, is therefore compiling an experimental...
Households
21.6% of the Belgian population does not have sufficient financial resources to afford a week's holiday, i.e. 2,495,000 people. These are the first results of the survey on income and...
Mobility
Within five years, electric and hybrid passenger cars have supplanted petrol cars in terms of market share. This is what emerged from the first provisional figures on the registration of...
Enterprises
Value of industrial production in euros according to the main activity of the unit 2023 (November). Deliveries in value and in quantity according to the NACE, the CPA and the...
Economic indicators
In November 2023, the seasonally adjusted industrial turnover index reflected a decrease of 1.3% compared to October 2023. The calendar adjusted index reflected a decrease of 9.6% compared to November...
Enterprises
During the week from 22 to 28 January included (week 4), the business courts pronounced 245 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 626 job losses. The figures for week 4...
Housing
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the figures on building permits until October 2023. For the most recent month available, October 2023, building permits were issued for 2,496 new...