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  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "id": "belgian-vanlife-index-2026",
  "edition": 2026,
  "datePublished": "2026-08-11",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-11",
  "temporalCoverage": "2015/2025",
  "spatialCoverage": "Belgium",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "VanlifeBelgië – Vanlife Index 2026, vanlifebelgie.be",
  "attributionUrl": "https://vanlifebelgie.be/vanlife-index-2026",
  "licenseScope": "This license covers the VanlifeBelgië dataset compilation and original analysis; terms of cited official sources continue to apply to their source material.",
  "stockByYear": [
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "count": 49683
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "count": 51883
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "count": 53949
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "count": 56334
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "count": 59060
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "count": 62348
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "count": 66721
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "count": 69790
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "count": 73283
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "count": 77107
    }
  ],
  "stockChange2019To2024Percent": 30.6,
  "stockByProvince2024": [
    {
      "id": "antwerpen",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Antwerpen",
        "fr": "Anvers",
        "en": "Antwerp"
      },
      "count": 16951
    },
    {
      "id": "west-vlaanderen",
      "label": {
        "nl": "West-Vlaanderen",
        "fr": "Flandre-Occidentale",
        "en": "West Flanders"
      },
      "count": 11509
    },
    {
      "id": "oost-vlaanderen",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Oost-Vlaanderen",
        "fr": "Flandre-Orientale",
        "en": "East Flanders"
      },
      "count": 11425
    },
    {
      "id": "vlaams-brabant",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Vlaams-Brabant",
        "fr": "Brabant flamand",
        "en": "Flemish Brabant"
      },
      "count": 8409
    },
    {
      "id": "limburg",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Limburg",
        "fr": "Limbourg",
        "en": "Limburg"
      },
      "count": 8121
    },
    {
      "id": "henegouwen",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Henegouwen",
        "fr": "Hainaut",
        "en": "Hainaut"
      },
      "count": 6056
    },
    {
      "id": "luik",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Luik",
        "fr": "Liège",
        "en": "Liège"
      },
      "count": 5387
    },
    {
      "id": "namen",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Namen",
        "fr": "Namur",
        "en": "Namur"
      },
      "count": 3164
    },
    {
      "id": "waals-brabant",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Waals-Brabant",
        "fr": "Brabant wallon",
        "en": "Walloon Brabant"
      },
      "count": 2279
    },
    {
      "id": "brussel",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Brussel",
        "fr": "Bruxelles",
        "en": "Brussels"
      },
      "count": 1836
    },
    {
      "id": "luxemburg",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Luxemburg",
        "fr": "Luxembourg",
        "en": "Luxembourg"
      },
      "count": 1787
    },
    {
      "id": "onbekend",
      "label": {
        "nl": "Onbekend",
        "fr": "Inconnu",
        "en": "Unknown"
      },
      "count": 183
    }
  ],
  "registrationTransactions2025": {
    "total": 15706,
    "new": 5378,
    "used": 10328,
    "byRegion": [
      {
        "id": "vlaanderen",
        "label": {
          "nl": "Vlaanderen",
          "fr": "Flandre",
          "en": "Flanders"
        },
        "count": 11474
      },
      {
        "id": "wallonie",
        "label": {
          "nl": "Wallonië",
          "fr": "Wallonie",
          "en": "Wallonia"
        },
        "count": 3831
      },
      {
        "id": "brussel",
        "label": {
          "nl": "Brussel",
          "fr": "Bruxelles",
          "en": "Brussels"
        },
        "count": 343
      },
      {
        "id": "onbekend",
        "label": {
          "nl": "Onbekend",
          "fr": "Inconnu",
          "en": "Unknown"
        },
        "count": 58
      }
    ]
  },
  "tourismContext2025": {
    "overnightStays": 3741216,
    "arrivals": 1179905,
    "yearOverYearPercent": 10.5,
    "category": {
      "nl": "kampeerterreinen, caravanparken en recreatievoertuigparken",
      "fr": "terrains de camping, parcs pour caravanes et véhicules de loisirs",
      "en": "camping grounds, caravan parks and recreational vehicle parks"
    },
    "broaderThanVanlife": true,
    "byRegion": [
      {
        "id": "vlaanderen",
        "label": {
          "nl": "Vlaanderen",
          "fr": "Flandre",
          "en": "Flanders"
        },
        "overnightStays": 1984054,
        "arrivals": 626728
      },
      {
        "id": "wallonie",
        "label": {
          "nl": "Wallonië",
          "fr": "Wallonie",
          "en": "Wallonia"
        },
        "overnightStays": 1757162,
        "arrivals": 553177
      },
      {
        "id": "brussel",
        "label": {
          "nl": "Brussel",
          "fr": "Bruxelles",
          "en": "Brussels"
        },
        "overnightStays": 0,
        "arrivals": 0
      }
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "fps-vehicle-stock",
      "publisher": {
        "nl": "FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer",
        "fr": "SPF Mobilité et Transports",
        "en": "FPS Mobility and Transport"
      },
      "title": {
        "nl": "Open data: voertuigpark - wegvervoer",
        "fr": "Open data : parc de véhicules - transport routier",
        "en": "Open data: vehicle fleet - road transport"
      },
      "url": "https://mobilit.belgium.be/fr/documents-et-statistiques/open-data/transport-routier/parc-de-vehicules",
      "accessedAt": "2026-08-11",
      "supports": [
        "stockByYear",
        "stockByProvince2024"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fps-registration-transactions",
      "publisher": {
        "nl": "FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer",
        "fr": "SPF Mobilité et Transports",
        "en": "FPS Mobility and Transport"
      },
      "title": {
        "nl": "Officiële voertuigregistratiestatistieken 2025",
        "fr": "Statistiques officielles d’immatriculation des véhicules 2025",
        "en": "Official vehicle registration statistics 2025"
      },
      "url": "https://mobilit.belgium.be/en/node/4957",
      "accessedAt": "2026-08-11",
      "supports": [
        "registrationTransactions2025"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "statbel-tourism-2025",
      "publisher": {
        "nl": "Statbel",
        "fr": "Statbel",
        "en": "Statbel"
      },
      "title": {
        "nl": "46 miljoen overnachtingen in 2025: het toerisme in België breekt alle records",
        "fr": "46 millions de nuitées en 2025 : le tourisme en Belgique bat tous les records",
        "en": "46 million overnight stays in 2025: tourism in Belgium breaks all records"
      },
      "url": "https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/nieuws/46-miljoen-overnachtingen-2025-het-toerisme-belgie-breekt-alle-records",
      "accessedAt": "2026-08-11",
      "supports": [
        "tourismContext2025"
      ]
    }
  ]
}