State of the Union / Mobility

Do we get where we're going smoothly and safely?

How we travel determines how much time we spend on the road and how safe that is. Here you can see how punctual the trains are, how much we use the car and the train, how many cars there are and how many people die on the roads.

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Train punctuality

How many trains arrive on time?

93.1%

Belgium, 2026 year not yet complete

In 2016 it was 89.2%.
Figure for 2026 up to and including September 2026.

A train that is 6 or more minutes late counts as late. Cancelled trains are not included in this figure. For the current year, it covers the months so far.

About 93 in 100 trains arrived on time.

Definition and source

Definition: Share of domestic passenger trains arriving at their final destination less than 6 minutes late, per year (all months together).
Dataset: Infrabel · nationale-stiptheid-per-maand
Exact query: open the raw data
Copy as CSV: treinstiptheid.csv (handy for reuse; the source itself remains the reference)

Share of the train

How much of our travel do we do by train?

9.7%

Belgium, 2024 estimated

That is higher than the EU average (8.9%).
In 2014 it was 8.2%.

Together with the share of the car and of buses and coaches, this makes up one hundred percent of the passenger-kilometres in this statistic.

Definition and source

Definition: Share of the train in all inland passenger-kilometres by car, bus, coach and train.
Dataset: Eurostat · tran_hv_psmod
Exact query: open the raw data
Updated by the source: 26 August 2026
Copy as CSV: trein_aandeel.csv (handy for reuse; the source itself remains the reference)

Share of the car

How much of our travel do we do by car?

79.5%

Belgium, 2024 estimated

That is lower than the EU average (82.5%).
In 2014 it was 80.4%.

This is about kilometres travelled, not the number of trips. Cycling and walking are not part of this European statistic.

About 80 in 100 inland passenger-kilometres are travelled by car.

Definition and source

Definition: Share of the car in all inland passenger-kilometres by car, bus, coach and train (cycling and walking are not included).
Dataset: Eurostat · tran_hv_psmod
Exact query: open the raw data
Updated by the source: 26 August 2026
Copy as CSV: auto_aandeel.csv (handy for reuse; the source itself remains the reference)

Cars per inhabitant

How many passenger cars are there per 1,000 inhabitants?

513 per 1,000

Belgium, 2025 provisional

That is lower than the EU average (584 per 1,000).
In 2015 it was 501 per 1,000.

Company cars registered in the name of a company are also counted.

Definition and source

Definition: Number of registered passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants.
Dataset: Eurostat · road_eqs_carhab
Exact query: open the raw data
Updated by the source: 6 October 2026
Copy as CSV: autos_per_1000.csv (handy for reuse; the source itself remains the reference)

Road deaths

How many people die on the roads?

4 per million

Belgium, 2024

That is equal to the EU average (4 per million).
In 2014 it was 7 per million.

Per million inhabitants, so you can compare countries of different sizes.

Definition and source

Definition: Number of people who die within 30 days of a road accident, per million inhabitants.
Dataset: Eurostat · sdg_11_40
Exact query: open the raw data
Updated by the source: 30 September 2026
Copy as CSV: verkeersdoden.csv (handy for reuse; the source itself remains the reference)

Difficult words explained

Punctuality: A train is punctual if it arrives at its final destination less than 6 minutes late. Cancelled trains are not included in this figure.