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Statbel, the Belgian statistical office
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📊 Statbel collects, produces and disseminates reliable and relevant #figures on the Belgian #economy 💼, #society 👥 and #territory 🗺️.

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Statbel, the Belgian statistical office @statbel-en.bsky.social · Oct 15
Poverty is more than just a question of money. 💰

In 2024, 18.3% of the Belgian population will be at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
#EndPoverty #Statbel

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🛏️ 6,034,940 overnight stays in August 2025, +0.8% compared with August 2024. Most of these overnight stays were in hotels (35%) 🏨 #Statbel #Tourism

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November 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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📍Attert is the richest municipality and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode the poorest. The median income per municipality is by far the highest in Attert with €44,066. The lowest median income can be found in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode with €20,815. #Statbel

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November 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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👨‍⚖️ 160 bankruptcies were declared by the business courts between 10 en 16 November in Belgium, resulting in 428 job losses. #Statbel

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November 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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🪪 In August, 4,859 persons obtained the Belgian #nationality. The main countries of origin of these people are Morocco, Romania and Syria. #Statbel #Population

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November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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💰In 2024, almost 9.6 million residents of Belgium declared their income from 2023. The total net taxable income is nearly €275 billion. On this amount, €62.8 billion of tax were paid. #Statbel #Income

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November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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🍼 9,061 babies were born in September 2025 in Belgium: 1,173 in Brussels, 5,130 in Flanders en 2,758 in Wallonia. #Statbel #Birth

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November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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📏The total surface area of Belgium amounts to 30,690 km².

🔹 Bastogne is the largest municipality in Belgium: 265 km²
🔹Saint-Josse, in the Brussels-Capital Region, the smallest: 1,2 km²
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November 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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🧱 In September 2025, the seasonally adjusted production index in the construction sector reflected an decrease of 1.1% compared to August 2025. #Statbel

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November 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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🌱 In 2023, the environmental protection expenditure by the Belgian mining and quarrying industry and the manufacturing industry have increased by 66.5%. #Statbel #Environment #Industry

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November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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📈 Belgium's inflation rate based on the European harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) was running at 2.5% in October compared to 2.7% in September and 2.6% in August. #Statbel

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November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🧳In the second quarter of 2025, Belgians made 8,329,000 trips, including 5.8 million abroad. The most popular country? France, with 1.8 million trips. #Statbel

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November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🗃️ Our #opendata on the number of deaths has been updated up to and including 2 November 2025.
#Statbel

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November 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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🏭 In September 2025, the seasonally adjusted production index reflected a decrease of 0.7% compared to August 2025.
#Statbel
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November 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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👨‍⚖️ 272 bankruptcies were declared by the business courts between 3 en 9 November in Belgium, resulting in 590 job losses.

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November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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💰In September 2025, the overall agricultural producer price index was 6.2% lower than in September 2024. This decline is mainly due to a 16.4% fall in the index for plant products. 🌱
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November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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🌳 In 2023, 1,835 enterprises were working in the environmental sector.
A few figures:
➡️ 20,927 employees
➡️ €9.8 billion in turnover

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November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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The total production in market-oriented sectors shows a decrease of 0.1% in August 2025 compared to August 2024.

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November 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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#DATALAB | Multinational groups in Belgium.

🏢 The weight of multinational groups is significant because, even if less than 3% of legal units belong to such structures, they account for more than 30% of jobs in 2022. #Statbel

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November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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🌾Production of virtually all cereals increased in 2025. Winter wheat production rose by 57%, and spelt production increased by 133%.

🌽Persistent drought kept maize yields at 2024 levels, leading to a 9% decrease in grain maize production.
#Statbel #Agriculture

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November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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👔 For all service sectors combined, the volume of sales decreased by 1.2% in August 2025 compared to August 2024. #Statbel

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November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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📦 The volume of sales in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased by 2.1% in August 2025 compared to August 2024. #Statbel

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November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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🐣 With 108,150 births in 2024, the birth rate in Belgium registers a decrease of 1.9% compared to 2023.

The decline is more pronounced in Wallonia (-3.9%) than in Brussels and Flanders, where it is limited to -1.1% and -0.9% respectively. #Statbel #Natality

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November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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👨‍⚖️ 202 #bankruptcies were declared by the business courts between 27 October en 2 November in Belgium, resulting in 406 job losses. #Statbel

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November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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🛍️ Compared to the previous month, the volume of sales in #retail trade has increased by 2,6% in September 2025. #Statbel

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November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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In August 2025, the seasonally adjusted industrial turnover index reflected a decrease of 0.1% compared to July 2025.

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November 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM