The number of building permits issued for new residential real estate in Belgium was very evenly distributed between apartments and single-family homes in 2022. Each of those segments had nearly 26,000 permits issued. Overall, 2018 was the year with the highest amount of housing construction projects authorized at over 51,600 units.
Total number of building permits issued for newly constructed residential real estate in Belgium from 1996 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s)
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FOD Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie / SPF Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie. (May 26, 2023). Total number of building permits issued for newly constructed residential real estate in Belgium from 1996 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/699480/building-permits-for-newly-constructed-residential-real-estate-in-belgium-by-type/
FOD Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie / SPF Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie. "Total number of building permits issued for newly constructed residential real estate in Belgium from 1996 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699480/building-permits-for-newly-constructed-residential-real-estate-in-belgium-by-type/
FOD Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie / SPF Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie. (2023). Total number of building permits issued for newly constructed residential real estate in Belgium from 1996 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699480/building-permits-for-newly-constructed-residential-real-estate-in-belgium-by-type/
FOD Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie / SPF Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie. "Total Number of Building Permits Issued for Newly Constructed Residential Real Estate in Belgium from 1996 to 2022, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699480/building-permits-for-newly-constructed-residential-real-estate-in-belgium-by-type/
FOD Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie / SPF Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie, Total number of building permits issued for newly constructed residential real estate in Belgium from 1996 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699480/building-permits-for-newly-constructed-residential-real-estate-in-belgium-by-type/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Total number of building permits issued for newly constructed residential real estate in Belgium from 1996 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], FOD Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie / SPF Economie, P.M.E., Classes moyennes et Energie, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/699480/building-permits-for-newly-constructed-residential-real-estate-in-belgium-by-type/