Urban Development in Belgium 71 indicators covering urban development for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 20.5% 2025 down 0.7% 114th Population density 386.3 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 5.0% 29th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.45 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 46.1% 166th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.21 million 2025 up 6.2% 70th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2685 units per person 2025 up 0.2% 43rd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.4106 % change on previous year 2025 down 39.7% 100th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.5% 108th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 104.26 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.2% 11th Population in largest city 2.14 million 2025 up 6.9% 81st Crude steelmaking capacity 8.9 Tonnes 2025 up 3.2% 22nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 261.1 Hectares 2020 up 1.2% 31st Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 12,322 Number 2025 up 54.2% 14th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 91.9% 2017 down 7.1% 157th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 44.84 million Number 2024 up 37.5% 19th Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 6.7% 2025 — 14th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 1,219 Million euro 2024 up 21.7% 13th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 12,437 Number 2024 down 3.0% 17th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 29,374 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 down 18.6% 17th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.7% 2025 down 28.7% 21st At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 26.5% 2025 down 13.4% 34th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 2.1 Average 2025 down 4.5% 2nd Total housing costs in pps 603.8 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 16.7% 16th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 13.4% 2025 down 13.5% 18th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 1.7% 2025 down 58.5% 12th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 603 Thousand persons 2025 down 15.0% 17th Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 305 Thousand 2009 up 3.4% 8th Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 305 Thousand 2009 up 3.4% 8th Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 260 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.5% 14th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 2.1 Average 2025 down 4.5% 2nd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 875 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.8% 14th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 26.5% 2025 down 13.4% 32nd Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 17.9% 2025 down 7.7% 12th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 6.7% 2025 down 28.7% 21st Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 799 Number 2024 down 8.6% 5th Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 653 Thousand tonnes 2024 down 50.9% 6th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 4.6% 2025 down 48.3% 35th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 22.0% 2025 down 21.4% 8th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 12,322 Number 2025 up 54.2% 14th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 999,519 Number 2025 up 27.6% 15th Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 1.7% 2023 up 88.9% 39th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 19.7% 2023 down 7.1% 15th Financial burden of the total housing cost 26.2% 2023 down 16.3% 22nd Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 80.8% 2023 up 4.1% 32nd Prison capacity and number of persons held 11,040 Number 2024 up 13.6% 17th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 76,053 Number 2025 up 17.3% 10th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.5% 2023 up 25.0% 21st Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 20.8% 2023 down 16.1% 20th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 23.0% 2023 down 27.9% 4th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 0.5% 2023 up 150.0% 37th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 44.84 million Number 2024 up 37.5% 19th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 4.5% 2023 up 136.8% 16th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 9.4% 2025 down 26.0% 24th Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 4 2020 up 14.3% 11th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 8,816 Number 2025 up 10.7% 19th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 216,372 Number 2025 up 30.5% 19th Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 120,961 Number 2025 up 25.9% 11th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 879 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.7% 10th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 5.7% 2025 down 13.6% 21st Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 4.9% 2025 down 31.9% 17th New semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum 4,826 Number 2025 down 13.7% 10th Page 1 of 2 Next →