Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
NUTS 2 BE10 Part of: Belgium › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Belgium →
Population on 1 January1,271,7092025+0.6% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001902024 p0 year on year1 of 11 · BelgiumUnemployment rate (15–74)12.6%2025+0.8 pp year on year11 of 11 · BelgiumHousehold disposable income per inhabitant21,800 PPS2024 p+1.9% year on year10 of 11 · BelgiumLife expectancy at birth82.120240.0 year on year7 of 11 · BelgiumPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education56.9%2025+3.2 pp year on year2 of 11 · Belgium
How it compares with the other regions of Belgium
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Belgium, for the same period. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale in blue; the dark grey line marks Belgium. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Belgium | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 108,153 M€ | +4.4% | — | 2 / 11 | 49 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 85,300 € | +3.6% | 52,300 € | 1 / 11 | 6 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 76,000 PPS | +4.0% | 46,600 PPS | 1 / 11 | 6 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 190 | 0 | 117 | 1 / 11 | 6 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 97,893 M€ | +4.4% | — | 2 / 11 | 48 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 4,645 M€ | -4.6% | — | 9 / 11 | 132 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 25,366 M€ | +6.9% | — | 1 / 11 | 14 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 729.7 | +0.6% | — | 2 / 11 | 111 / 248 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 7,423,076 | +0.7% | — | 2 / 11 | 123 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 5,837 | +0.1% | 3,882 | 3 / 11 | 115 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Belgium | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 12.6% | +0.8 pp | 6.2% | 11 / 11 | 273 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 5.8% | 0.0 pp | 2.0% | 11 / 11 | 218 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 30.5% | +6.9 pp | 17.4% | 11 / 11 | 199 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population14.1 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 63.9% | -0.2 pp | 72.8% | 11 / 11 | 247 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 69.0% | -1.6 pp | 76.4% | 11 / 11 | 277 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 58.9% | +1.3 pp | 69.3% | 11 / 11 | 237 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 12.8% | -0.3 pp | 9.8% | 8 / 11 | 189 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 56.9% | +3.2 pp | 47.5% | 2 / 11 | 11 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 67.8% | +3.2 pp | 58.7% | 2 / 11 | 10 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 2.45% | +0.11 pp | 3.24% | 6 / 11 | 48 / 260 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Belgium | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 21,800 PPS | +1.9% | 24,400 PPS | 10 / 11 | 37 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 33.6% | -3.7 pp | 16.5% | 11 / 11 | 232 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 82.1 | 0.0 | 82.4 | 7 / 11 | 119 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.2 | +0.6 | 3.5 | 5 / 11 | 109 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Belgium | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 1,271,709 | +0.6% | — | 4 / 11 | 170 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 36.1 | +0.1 | 42.1 | 11 / 11 | 277 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 18.7% | 0.0 pp | 31.8% | 1 / 11 | 21 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 7,827.4 | +0.7% | 389.1 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 5.8 | -3.1 | 5.6 | 4 / 11 | 80 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 1.4 | -3.2 | 5.9 | 11 / 11 | 220 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 11.1 | -0.1 | 9.2 | 1 / 11 | 15 / 294 | |
Regions within it 1 NUTS 3 regions
Arr. de Bruxelles-CapitaleBE100NUTS 3
- Population
- 1,271,709
- GDP per head (EU = 100)
- 190
- Inhabitants per km²
- 7,827.4