STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Balen
Balen (Antwerp, Flanders) has 39 short-term rental accommodations out of 48 registered tourist accommodations, for 23,523 inhabitants.
39
short-term rental accommodations
48
registered tourist accommodations
1.7
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
23,523
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
475
units (rooms, homes)
2,383
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Balen |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 2450% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 612.5% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 918.8% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 816.7% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Balen remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 3 stars | 4 |
| Basic | 3 |
| Standard | 3 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Turnhout
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 29,730 |
| 2019 | 41,571 |
| 2020 | 36,185 |
| 2021 | 59,236 |
| 2022 | 77,813 |
| 2023 | 86,057 |
| 2024 | 102,599 |
| 2025 | 126,501 |
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 Turnhout
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Balen?
Balen (Antwerp) has 48 registered tourist accommodations, including 39 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Balen is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 81.3% of registered tourist accommodation in Balen (39 out of 48). That is 1.7 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Balen?
According to official sources, Balen has 2,383 guest places (register capacity) and 475 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Balen?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Turnhout” area, which includes Balen, totals 126,501 nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor in 2025.
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.
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)
- Only aggregates are published: no individual accommodation record.
- 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.