Households

Description

The Census 2021 in a nutshell The Census 2021 is a snapshot of the population living in Belgium on 1 January 2021. It provides a wide range of figures on housing and demographic, socio-economic and educational characteristics of the citizens. The objective of the Census is twofold: to comply with the European regulation[1] and to produce statistics to address national specific needs (public services, international organizations, researchers, enterprises and private individuals). Previously based on an exhaustive survey of all citizens, since 2011 the Census has been based exclusively on the use of administrative databases. Definitions The various statistical units Population The population taken into account for the Census 2021 is the residential population, as registered in the National Register of Natural Persons (RNPP) on 1 January 2021. The Belgian population includes Belgians and non-Belgians who have been allowed or authorised to settle or to stay in Belgium but does not include non-Belgians living on the territory for less than three months, asylum seekers and non-Belgians in an illegal situation[2]. Age The age reached in completed years of age on 1 January 2021. Place of usual residence The place of residence is that registered in the National Register on 1 January 2021. So this is the place of legal residence. The Belgian municipalities have changed between 2011 and 2021. In the comparisons shown on this website, the figures for 2011 are broken down according to the municipalities of 2021. Locality A locality is defined as a distinct population cluster, that is an area defined by population living in neighbouring or contiguous buildings. This area constitutes a group of buildings, none of which is separated from its nearest neighbour by more than 200 meters. The Belgian municipalities have changed between 2011 and 2021. In the comparisons shown on this website, the figures for 2011 are broken down according to the municipalities of 2021. Private households This group includes people living alone in a dwelling and groups of several people living in the same dwelling and providing themselves with essentials for living. So a private household is either: A one-person household, that is a person who lives alone in a separate housing unit or who occupies a separate room (or rooms) of a housing unit but does not join with any of the other occupants of the housing unit to form part of a multiperson household as defined below; or A multiperson household, that is a group of two or more persons who combine to occupy the whole or part of a housing unit and to provide themselves with food and possibly other essentials for living. Household status A distinction is made between persons living in a private household and persons not living in a private household. The category “Persons living in a private household” includes persons in a family nucleus and persons not in a family nucleus, living alone or not. The category “Persons not living in a private household” includes persons in an institutional household and persons not living in a private household (including homeless persons), but whose category was not stated. An institutional household comprises persons whose need for shelter and subsistence are being provided by an institution. An institution is understood to be a legal body for the purpose of long-term inhabitation and provision of services to a group of persons. Institutions usually have common facilities shared by the occupants (baths, lounges, eating facilities, dormitories and so forth). A few examples: homes, convents, prisons, etc. “Homeless persons” are persons living in the streets without a shelter that would fall within the scope of living quarters (primary homelessness) or persons moving frequently between temporary accommodation (secondary homelessness). Type of private household Specification of the household of each individual. Size of private household Number of persons within the private household. Remark The comparison with the previous Census requires some caution: this publication is based on the Belgian population and the Census 2011 has as reference the European definition of the population.  Information on the difference between the Belgian population and the Census 2011 population [1] COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/543 of 22 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses as regards the technical specifications of the topics and of their breakdowns. [2]More information on how this population is determined

Resources

Name Format Description Link
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/huishoudens-en-familiekernen/huishoudens
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/menages-et-noyaux/menages
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/menages-et-noyaux/menages
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/households-and-family-nuclei/households
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/menages-et-noyaux/menages
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/households-and-family-nuclei/households
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/huishoudens-en-familiekernen/huishoudens
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/menages-et-noyaux/menages
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/households-and-family-nuclei/households
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/households-and-family-nuclei/households
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/huishoudens-en-familiekernen/huishoudens
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/huishoudens-en-familiekernen/huishoudens
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/menages-et-noyaux/menages
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/huishoudens-en-familiekernen/huishoudens
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/households-and-family-nuclei/households

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  • households-and-family-nuclei
  • ménages-et-noyaux
  • huishoudens-en-familiekernen
  • census

Topics

  • ECON

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