Since the 1st of January 2000, two people can legalize their cohabitation status in Belgium. In 2022, around 38,400 declarations were registered. From a regional perspective, the number of declarations was higher in Flanders than in the Wallonia region.
However, with a total of 3,100 declarations in 2022, the lowest number of new legal cohabitations was found in the Brussels-Capital Region. Then again, the population of Belgium varies greatly from one region to another. Such a legal declaration can be recognized as long as the two people are not married or legally cohabitating with another person.
Number of new legal cohabitation declarations in Belgium from 2007 to 2022, by region
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Statbel. (June 22, 2023). Number of new legal cohabitation declarations in Belgium from 2007 to 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524750/number-of-people-in-legal-cohabitations-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. "Number of new legal cohabitation declarations in Belgium from 2007 to 2022, by region." Chart. June 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524750/number-of-people-in-legal-cohabitations-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. (2023). Number of new legal cohabitation declarations in Belgium from 2007 to 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524750/number-of-people-in-legal-cohabitations-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. "Number of New Legal Cohabitation Declarations in Belgium from 2007 to 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524750/number-of-people-in-legal-cohabitations-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel, Number of new legal cohabitation declarations in Belgium from 2007 to 2022, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524750/number-of-people-in-legal-cohabitations-in-belgium-by-region/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of new legal cohabitation declarations in Belgium from 2007 to 2022, by region [Graph], Statbel, June 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/524750/number-of-people-in-legal-cohabitations-in-belgium-by-region/