STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Antwerpen
Antwerpen (Antwerp, Flanders) has 1,910 short-term rental accommodations out of 2,010 registered tourist accommodations, for 556,138 inhabitants.
1,910
short-term rental accommodations
2,010
registered tourist accommodations
3.4
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
556,138
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
9,643
units (rooms, homes)
24,948
people of capacity
2,463
Airbnb listings
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Antwerpen |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 1,09054.2% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 1115.5% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 70935.3% |
| Hotels | 793.9% |
| Campsites and grounds | 40.2% |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 170.8% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Antwerpen remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 3 |
| 4 stars | 62 |
| 3 stars | 28 |
| 2 stars | 3 |
| Comfort | 4 |
| Basic | 3 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Inside Airbnb
Airbnb listings
2,463
Listings
83.7%
Entire homes
1,270
Hosts
61.1%
Listings from multi-listing hosts
€131
Median price / night
Number of listings over time
−0.2% · 29 December 2025 → 23 September 2026
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| Snapshot | Listings |
|---|---|
| 29 December 2025 | 2,467 |
| 30 March 2026 | 1,848 |
| 29 June 2026 | 2,536 |
| 23 September 2026 | 2,463 |
Source: Inside Airbnb (insideairbnb.com), CC BY 4.0 licence, snapshot of 23 September 2026. Third-party estimate from a public collection of listings, Airbnb only: this is not an official count.
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Antwerpen
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
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| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 456,013 |
| 2019 | 568,743 |
| 2020 | 253,735 |
| 2021 | 379,535 |
| 2022 | 729,051 |
| 2023 | 910,701 |
| 2024 | 969,062 |
| 2025 | 1,005,604 |
Platform nights in the urban area: Antwerpen
The city is Eurostat’s “greater city” (urban area), not just the municipality; Brussels = Brussels-Capital Region.
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| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 430,191 |
| 2019 | 531,299 |
| 2020 | 232,687 |
| 2021 | 345,441 |
| 2022 | 674,876 |
| 2023 | 846,786 |
| 2024 | 901,951 |
| 2025 | 927,344 |
Seasonality in the province: Antwerp (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 5.3% |
| February | 6.6% |
| March | 6.3% |
| April | 9.1% |
| May | 9.3% |
| June | 9% |
| July | 11.1% |
| August | 10.7% |
| September | 7.6% |
| October | 9.5% |
| November | 7.2% |
| December | 8.2% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Antwerpen
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Antwerpen?
Antwerpen (Antwerp) has 2,010 registered tourist accommodations, including 1,910 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Antwerpen is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 95% of registered tourist accommodation in Antwerpen (1,910 out of 2,010). That is 3.4 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Antwerpen?
According to official sources, Antwerpen has 24,948 guest places (register capacity) and 9,643 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many Airbnb listings are there in Antwerpen?
Inside Airbnb counted 2,463 Airbnb listings in Antwerpen on 23 September 2026. 83.7% are entire homes. Third-party estimate from a public collection of listings, Airbnb only: this is not an official count.
Methodology
Sources
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
toerismevlaanderen.be Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen
Eurostat, CC BY 4.0 licence: platform nights and nights in collective accommodation.
Inside Airbnb (insideairbnb.com), CC BY 4.0 licence: listings in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent.
FPS Finance / AGDP (SPF Finances): municipal boundaries and NIS codes.
finances.belgium.be SPF Finances / AGDP
GISCO, © EuroGeographics: NUTS correspondences and municipal population on 1 January 2024.
ec.europa.eu © EuroGeographics
Privacy (GDPR)
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- A municipality is only shown from 5 accommodations (or listings).
- Any sub-total of 1 or 2 accommodations is masked.
- No name, address, email or phone number is displayed or downloadable.
Aggregates only: a municipality is published from 5 accommodations, sub-totals of 1 or 2 are masked, no names or contacts.