Lifecycle of dwellings and non-residential buildings; use function, region

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Period Initial stock (number) Building permits new construction (number) Construction started (number) Construction started, no permit (number) Canceled new construction (number) New construction, total (number) New construction, no constr started (number) New constr, no permit, no constr started (number) Change of use function, positive (number) Change of use function, negative (number) Building permits additions (number) Canceled additions (number) Additions, total (number) Additions, no building permit (number) Demolition (number) Withdrawals (number) Other stock mutation, positive (number) Other stock mutation, negative (number) Correction to previous stock, positive (number) Correction to previous stock, negative (number) Stock balance (number) Final stock (number)
2015* 7,588,235 63,148 44,122 3,241 5,702 48,916 12,491 804 4,718 3,670 14,325 794 24,906 16,030 12,494 9,331 1,339 1,174 0 0 53,210 7,641,445
2016* 7,641,445 62,870 47,299 1,795 6,246 55,460 15,380 641 5,423 4,269 18,488 1,068 25,151 15,858 12,139 25,008 1,792 1,559 0 0 44,851 7,686,296
2017* 7,686,296 80,110 51,614 1,955 4,310 62,882 15,208 613 3,297 2,441 21,879 1,324 24,875 10,812 14,685 18,916 1,514 1,614 0 0 54,912 7,741,208
2018* 7,741,208 85,128 61,174 1,977 4,383 66,989 15,215 851 3,438 2,586 19,716 1,622 23,273 8,261 9,870 7,693 1,390 1,184 0 0 73,757 7,814,965
2019* 7,814,965 66,178 60,449 2,268 3,240 71,899 15,266 572 3,275 2,692 19,348 1,465 23,205 6,207 11,685 7,552 2,461 1,953 0 0 76,958 7,891,923
2020* 7,891,923 77,103 53,385 1,411 3,056 70,191 14,556 559 3,464 2,171 20,855 1,784 19,537 4,910 10,467 5,934 1,425 1,580 0 0 74,465 7,966,388
2021* 7,966,388 86,413 63,572 3,085 2,356 70,955 16,614 577 3,679 1,713 20,654 1,251 22,402 3,814 9,970 6,838 1,677 934 0 0 79,258 8,045,646
2022* 8,045,646 79,241 61,815 2,424 3,161 74,070 17,444 852 4,506 2,426 18,540 1,019 20,609 3,844 10,635 6,468 1,228 1,177 0 0 79,707 8,125,353
2023* 8,125,353 72,693 48,788 2,412 2,463 73,569 17,547 749 2,759 1,506 13,836 1,420 18,464 3,474 9,235 5,335 1,139 1,074 0 0 78,781 8,204,134
2024* 8,204,134 93,915 62,630 2,018 4,841 68,970 15,326 753 2,387 1,532 15,316 1,591 18,361 3,470 11,805 5,798 1,899 2,090 0 0 70,392 8,274,526
2025* 8,274,526 85,963 67,958 1,718 3,707 69,183 11,755 611 2,604 2,412 12,604 1,342 15,733 3,449 9,551 5,209 1,298 1,229 0 0 70,417 8,344,943
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data on the lifecycle of dwellings and non-residential buildings, from building permits to new construction, additions to existing buildings, demolition and withdrawals. The table contains the total stock of accommodation objects, mutations in the stock, construction begun, building permits for new construction and additions, and changes in utilisation function. The data have been derived from the Base registration Addresses and Buildings (BAG). Non-residential buildings have been broken down according to their different use functions. The data are further subdivided into parts of the country, provinces, COROP areas and municipalities.

Data available from: January 2015.

Status of the figures:
All figures are provisional.

Changes as of 30 January 2026:
Data for December 2025 are added. All data 2015 - November 2025 have been updated with the BAG extract of 8 January 2026.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures will be published approximately three weeks after the reporting month.
Every month (until March 2026) all provisional figures will be updated based on the most recent data. In March 2026 years 2015-2024 will be made final.

Description topics

Initial stock
The initial number at the beginning of the period.

In some cases, a change has been implemented in the BAG whereby the address data is only valid after the validity of the change, or the address data has been withdrawn after the reference date.
This change is non-adressable and is not included in the publication. The final stock differs from the initial stock plus the balance of the change, or the initial stock differs from the final stock of the previous month.
Building permits new construction
Added to the stock through new construction.
Construction started
Number of accommodation objects for which construction has begun in this time period
Construction started, no permit
Number of accommodation objects where construction has begun in this time period, but for which no building permit has been registered
Canceled new construction
Number of accommodation objects that will not be constructed (with a canceled building permit and/or a canceled ’construction begun’ registration)
New construction, total
Total number of accommodation objects added to the stock through new construction
New construction, no constr started
Number of accommodation objects added to the stock through new construction for which no ’construction begun’ was registered
New constr, no permit, no constr started
Number of accommodation objects added to the stock through new construction for which no building permit, or ’construction begun’ was registered
Change of use function, positive
Number of accommodation objects added to the stock by change of use function
Change of use function, negative
Number of accommodation objects removed from the stock by change of use function
Building permits additions
Number of accommodation objects with a building permit to be added to existing buildings
Canceled additions
Number of accommodation objects that will not be added to existing buildings (but had a granted building permit)
Additions, total
Number of accommodation objects added to existing buildings
Additions, no building permit
Number of accommodation objects added to existing buildings, for which no building permit for the addition was registered
Demolition
Withdrawn from the stock through demolition.
Withdrawals
Number of accommodation objects withdrawn from existing buildings
Other stock mutation, positive
Number of accommodation objects added to the stock, not through new construction, or addition
Other stock mutation, negative
Number of accommodation objects withdrawn from the stock, not through withdrawals, or demolition
Correction to previous stock, positive
A positive change in the stock compared to a previously published time period
Correction to previous stock, negative
A negative change in the stock compared to a previously published time period
Stock balance
The number added to the stock minus the number withdrawn from the stock, plus corrections.
Final stock
Number in stock at the end of the period.

In some cases, a change has been implemented in the BAG whereby the address data is only valid after the validity of the change, or the address data has been withdrawn after the reference date.

This change is non-addressable and is not included in the publication. The final stock differs from the initial stock plus the balance of the change, or the initial stock differs from the final stock of the previous month.

In the case of non-residential utility functions, the final stock may deviate from the sum of the initial stock and the change in the balance, because change in the utility function (e.g. from office function to shop function) is not recorded as a transaction, but becomes visible in the final stock.