STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Knokke-Heist
Knokke-Heist (West Flanders, Flanders) has 3,203 short-term rental accommodations out of 3,232 registered tourist accommodations, for 32,514 inhabitants.
3,203
short-term rental accommodations
3,232
registered tourist accommodations
98.5
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
32,514
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
4,949
units (rooms, homes)
21,753
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Knokke-Heist |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 2,99192.5% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 190.6% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 1936% |
| Hotels | 240.7% |
| Campsites and grounds | 40.1% |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Knokke-Heist has 21.9 times more STR accommodations per inhabitant than its region’s average.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 8 |
| 4 stars | 53 |
| 3 stars superior | 5 |
| 3 stars | 16 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Brugge
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 525,516 |
| 2019 | 631,071 |
| 2020 | 366,873 |
| 2021 | 590,934 |
| 2022 | 784,305 |
| 2023 | 892,603 |
| 2024 | 985,800 |
| 2025 | 1,030,159 |
Seasonality in the province: West Flanders (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 2.6% |
| February | 3.1% |
| March | 4.3% |
| April | 10.5% |
| May | 9.5% |
| June | 9.7% |
| July | 16.4% |
| August | 17% |
| September | 7.1% |
| October | 8.3% |
| November | 4.1% |
| December | 7.5% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Brugge
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Knokke-Heist?
Knokke-Heist (West Flanders) has 3,232 registered tourist accommodations, including 3,203 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Knokke-Heist is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 99.1% of registered tourist accommodation in Knokke-Heist (3,203 out of 3,232). That is 98.5 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Knokke-Heist?
According to official sources, Knokke-Heist has 21,753 guest places (register capacity) and 4,949 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Knokke-Heist?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Brugge” area, which includes Knokke-Heist, totals 1,030,159 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.