Municipality · NIS 21005 · closed 24/04/2026

Etterbeek

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4 030provisional

-5,0 % in 2025 compared with 2024 (4 241)

2025: first publication (closed 24/04/2026), provisional figures. Late reports are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards. The 2025/2024 change may therefore overstate the fall. Learn more

82,03 offences per 1,000 inhab. in 2025 (pop. 49 131 on 1/1/2025)

Source: Bruxelles_Capitale_Etterbeek_fr.pdf · 136 pages

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Local executive

Next elections: municipal elections: 13/10/2030 · regional, federal and European elections: 2029.

Profile

Official sources (Statbel), edition shown on each line.

Population on 1 January 2026
49 638

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Foreign nationals (non-Belgian nationality)
49,4 %24 526 out of 49 638
2010 : 40,4 % · 2026 : 49,4 %The vertical axis does not start at 0.
Annual series
1 JanuaryForeign nationalsShare
201017 91540,4 %
201119 04642,1 %
201219 65343,2 %
201320 49544,3 %
201420 75444,7 %
201521 44345,8 %
201622 13346,9 %
201722 44447,3 %
201822 86047,8 %
201923 40748,4 %
202023 64048,8 %
202123 91749,5 %
202224 15449,8 %
202325 19850,8 %
202425 30550,8 %
202524 47749,8 %
202624 52649,4 %

Statbel, 1/1/2026, series 2010-2026

Non-Belgians by group of nationality of origin
  • Neighbouring countries*11,7 %(5 799)
  • EU27 excluding neighbouring countries23,3 %(11 562)
  • Non-EU2714,4 %(7 165)

* Germany, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom (Statbel grouping).

Statbel, 1/1/2026, share of the population

Origin (indicator separate from nationality)
  • Belgians of Belgian origin21,4 %(10 643)
  • Belgians of foreign origin29,1 %(14 469)
  • Non-Belgians49,4 %(24 526)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Age
  • 0-17 years15,8 %(7 842)
  • 18-64 years73,0 %(36 227)
  • 65 and over11,2 %(5 569)

Statbel, 1/1/2026

Area and density

3,2 km² · 15 478 inhab./km²

Statbel, 1/1/2025

Median income per tax return

25 798 €total net taxable income, 26 741 returns

Statbel, income 2023

Definitions
  • « Foreign national » = person with a non-Belgian nationality in the national register, on 1 January. Naturalised Belgians or Belgians of foreign origin are counted as Belgians.
  • Origin (Statbel): based on current nationality, the person's first registered nationality and that of their parents. Official categories: Belgian of Belgian origin, Belgian of foreign origin, non-Belgian.
  • Group of nationality of origin: Statbel grouping into neighbouring countries, EU27 excluding neighbouring countries, and non-EU27; this is not a strict EU / non-EU split (the United Kingdom is classed as a neighbouring country).
  • Merged or renumbered municipalities: no reconstructed series before the date of the new code (same rule as for the reference population).
  • These figures are not cross-referenced with any crime statistics.

Elections

  • Valid votes: 18,164
  • Registered: 23,119 · turnout 82.9 %
  • Blank votes: 1,006 (5.2 % of ballots; electronic voting, no void ballots)
ListVotes%Seats
LB-LISTE BOURGMESTRE6,87337.8 %16
ECOLO-GROEN3,88321.4 %8
LES ENGAGÉS2,21112.2 %4
PS VOORUIT2,17712.0 %4
PTB-PVDA1,92310.6 %3
DéFI6143.4 %0
Volt Europa Etterbeek4832.7 %0

Source: Brussels-Capital Region, elections2024.brussels, official results (local elections of 13/10/2024). Local lists, under the filed name, not linked to any party. National view

Perceived safety (Security Monitor survey)

Survey data, not recorded offences

Answers from a sample of residents aged 15 and over (Federal Police, Security Monitor). They measure perception and self-reported victimisation, with a margin of error, and are not comparable with the BIPOL figures on this page. No score or ranking. Only zones and municipalities registered for the survey have local results. Methodology

Often or always feels unsafe

« Always » and « often » answers added together, as published.

  • 2018 (read in the report 2024)5,8 %90 % CI : 3,5 à 8,1 % · n = 291 · p. 34

    Same edition: Brussels Region 11,0 % (p. 65) · Belgium 5,8 % (p. 73)

  • 202111,0 %90 % CI : 7,5 à 14,4 % · n = 220 · p. 24

    Same edition: Brussels Region 16,3 % (p. 46) · Belgium 9,1 % (p. 72)

  • 202410,8 %90 % CI : 8,3 à 13,4 % · n = 410 · p. 33

    Same edition: Brussels Region 19,2 % (p. 64) · Belgium 10 % (p. 30, rounded value from the federal analysis)

Often or always avoids certain places in their municipality

« Always » and « often » answers added together, as published.

  • 202114,7 %90 % CI : 10,9 à 18,4 % · n = 241 · p. 25

    Same edition: Brussels Region 23,2 % (p. 48) · Belgium 13,4 % (p. 75)

  • 202412,1 %90 % CI : 9,5 à 14,7 % · n = 411 · p. 36

    Same edition: Brussels Region 25,7 % (p. 67) · Belgium not available

Most cited neighbourhood problems

Share of respondents who consider the situation « definitely » or « rather » (2024) / « somewhat » (2021) a problem. The response scale changed in 2024: the two editions are shown separately, without comparison.

2021

  1. 1. Fly-tipping and litter in the street65,4 % (p. 6)
  2. 2. Inappropriate speed57,5 % (p. 5)
  3. 3. Aggressive driving55,3 % (p. 5)

2024

  1. 1. Fly-tipping and litter in the street62,0 % (p. 5)
  2. 2. Theft of bicycles / scooters43,7 % (p. 4)
  3. 3. Nuisance from scooters / bicycles41,9 % (p. 4)

Self-reported victimisation (last 12 months) and reporting to the police

Victims: share of respondents. Reporting: share of victims who say they reported it (police report); n = number of victims who answered.

Home burglary

2021
Victims: 3,3 %90 % CI : 1,4 à 5,2 % · n = 233 · p. 29

Same edition: Brussels Region 5,7 % (p. 54) · Belgium 2,9 % (p. 83)

Reported: 71,2 %90 % CI : 44,9 à 97,6 % · n = 8 · p. 45Fewer than 30 answers: interpret with caution.
2024
Victims: 2,9 %90 % CI : 1,6 à 4,3 % · n = 403 · p. 43

Same edition: Brussels Region 6,1 % (p. 78) · Belgium not available

Reported: 67,2 %90 % CI : 43,9 à 90,5 % · n = 11 · p. 65Fewer than 30 answers: interpret with caution.

Theft of bicycle or scooter

2021
Victims: 11,1 %90 % CI : 7,7 à 14,5 % · n = 232 · p. 29

Same edition: Brussels Region 12,3 % (p. 54) · Belgium 5,9 % (p. 83)

Reported: 34,0 %90 % CI : 17,0 à 51,0 % · n = 21 · p. 45Fewer than 30 answers: interpret with caution.
2024
Victims: 12,3 %90 % CI : 9,6 à 15,0 % · n = 404 · p. 43

Same edition: Brussels Region 11,1 % (p. 78) · Belgium 5,6 % (p. 38, rounded value from the federal analysis)

Reported: 33,4 %90 % CI : 22,2 à 44,6 % · n = 48 · p. 65

Theft with violence

2021
Victims: 2,1 %90 % CI : 0,6 à 3,7 % · n = 228 · p. 29

Same edition: Brussels Region 4,1 % (p. 54) · Belgium 1,3 % (p. 83)

Reported: 28,8 %90 % CI : 0,0 à 66,0 % · n = 4 · p. 45Fewer than 30 answers: interpret with caution.
2024
Victims: 1,9 %90 % CI : 0,7 à 3,0 % · n = 399 · p. 43

Same edition: Brussels Region 4,5 % (p. 78) · Belgium not available

Reported: 48,4 %90 % CI : 17,3 à 79,5 % · n = 7 · p. 65Fewer than 30 answers: interpret with caution.

Sources

Federal Police, DGR/DRI/BIPOL. Weighted percentages copied from the tables (page shown). 90 % CI computed by the site following the 2024 methodological note (§3.8). Response rate not published per zone or municipality (Belgium: 34.9 % in 2024). 2018 values: only when the report publishes the « by year » table.

Main categories

Click a category to open the annual series (2000, 2015-2025; 2025 provisional).

Category2025prov.Change 2025/20242000
4 030-5,0 %4 132
1 254-21,0 %2 406
453+4,9 %298
316+5,7 %-
279+11,2 %400
267+45,9 %60
263-9,0 %238
224-1,8 %54
2110,0 %30
135+9,8 %160
107+13,8 %116
101+57,8 %34
88-14,6 %31
70-23,1 %-
65-20,7 %-
62+21,6 %39
51-15,0 %26
30+11,1 %55
26-27,8 %7
17+70,0 %14
12+33,3 %29
11-64,5 %29
9+125,0 %4
7+40,0 %3
6-72,7 %6
5+25,0 %5
5+66,7 %3
4+33,3 %10
4-5
4-3
3-25,0 %50
2-80,0 %2
2+100,0 %-
1-50,0 %-
10,0 %-
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Change 2025/2024: change in 2025 compared with 2024 (e.g. −10 % = 2025 is 10 % lower than 2024, not the reverse).

2025 provisional: first publication. Reports registered late are added in later bulletins, which revise the figures upwards, so the 2025/2024 fall may be overstated.

Source of figures: police crime statistics bulletin, Q4 2025 (closed 24/04/2026). Click a category to show the full available annual series.

Documented perimeters

4 documented perimeters for this municipality (separate regional instruments; no federal list).

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