The turnover of enterprises in Belgium, excluding the agricultural and financial sector, amounted to 409.1 billion euros in the third quarter of 2022, i.e. a 17.7% increase compared to the...
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Households
The percentage of households [i] with access to the internet has further increased to 94% in 2022. It was 86% in 2017 and only 78% in 2012. Households with school-age...
Work & training
In 2020, 51% of employees attended continuing vocational training. These are training courses that are at least partly funded by the employer and aim to increase the employee's competences. This...
Enterprises
In October 2022, 920 bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is a decrease of 5.0% compared to September 2022. Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, also publishes a detailed...
Households
In the 2nd quarter of 2022, Belgian people made more than 5 million trips. The recovery following the Covid-19 crisis is confirmed. We travelled almost 7% more in the 2nd...
Enterprises
In September 2022, 968 bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is an increase of 197.8% compared to August 2022. Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, also publishes a detailed...
Population
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the figures on marriages, divorces and legal cohabitation. In 2021, figures on partnership recovered somewhat, whether in terms of a concluded commitment or...
Population
In 2021, 41,885 people lost their spouses, becoming widows or widowers: 69.1% women and 30.9% men. The number of people who have become a widow(er) decreased by 7.3% compared to...
Population
In 2021, 40,836 marriages were performed in Belgium, a notable increase of 25% compared to 2020. That year, only 32,779 couples got married as a result of the Covid-19 crisis...
Economic indicators
In 2020, one hour of work cost a Belgian company an average of 40.5 euros per employee, compared to 38.6 euros in 2016. This is what emerged from the latest...