NUTS 1

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Region of Belgium · NUTS code BE1

Over time

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Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
85,300 €/inh.
+3,000 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 53,930 €/inh. · +58%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
25,400 €/inh.
+400 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 28,500 €/inh. · -11%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
1.5 %
+0.2 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 1.0 % · +50%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
1,271,709
+7,338 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 11,955,308 · -89%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
82.1 years
0 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Belgium 82.4 years
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
7,827.4 /km²
+57.2 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 389.1 /km² · +1912%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
5.8 ‰
−3.1 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Belgium 6.0 ‰ · -3%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
1.4 ‰
−3.2 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 6.4 ‰ · -78%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
36.1 years
+0.1 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 42.1 years · -14%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
13.0 %
+0.1 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 20.2 % · -36%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.35
−0.01 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 1.44 · -6%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Map

NUTS 1

 

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Labour

Unemployment
12.6 %
+0.8 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 6.2 % · +103%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
63.9 %
−0.2 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 72.8 % · -12%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
8.2 %
+0.6 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 5.9 % · +39%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
5,837 per 1,000
+6 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 3,882 per 1,000 · +50%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
9 per mn
+4 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 40 per mn · -78%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
56.9 %
+3.2 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 47.5 % · +20%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Other regions in Belgium

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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