Households in Belgium in 2023, by type

In 2023 over five million private households were counted in Belgium, of which 1.81 million were single-person households. Approximately 969,000 households consisted of married couples with children living at home, whereas another 940,000 married couples had no children living at home. Relatively few households consisted of unmarried couples without children living at home. As this statistic shows, the number of households in Belgium is constantly increasing, from 4.7 million in 2011 to over 5.1 million according to the most recent numbers. This number is therefore expected to slowly increase further in the near future, with ever more single-person households forming in Belgium. Because of the ageing population, the number of collective households could also increase in the future.