List of Zoos in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 521 zoos in Belgium, one in every 4,584 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 6 firms employ 50 people or more. One in ten zoos is based in Gent, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Dinant and Namur. Below you find the largest zoos in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

521 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies5211 in4,584 Belgian companiesCities265Largest cityGent 12Sole traders13%Employees1-4 (85%)Revenue< $100K (80%)Email36%Phone45%Website42%

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Koninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van AntwerpenKoninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van Antwerpen

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Koninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van Antwerpen	Belgium	Antwerpen	Koningin Astridplein 26	Antwerpen	2018	*****.be	1946	$44,978,499	399	Non profit organization	4	BE0407186105
2	Natuur En Landschapszorg , Maatwerkbedrijf	Belgium	Mechelen	Coxiestraat 11	Antwerpen	2800	*****.be	1999	$13,044,245	291	Non profit organization	26	BE0466855258
3	Ld Grotte De Dinant	Belgium	Dinant	Rue de Philippeville 142	Namur	5500	*****.be	1983	$2,060,276	29	Corporation	5	BE0423915734
4	Forestia	Belgium	Theux	Rue Du Parc 1-3	Liège	4910	*****.be	2022	$2,060,276	38	Corporation	5	BE0476915148
5	Leisure Property Invest	Belgium	Ieper	Zwaanhofweg 10	West Vlaanderen	8900	*****.com	2011	$2,060,276	29	Corporation	108	BE0886837247
6	Dinant Tourisme	Belgium	Dinant	Rue Du Velodrome 15	Namur	5500	*****.be	2009	$2,060,276	10	Corporation	6	BE0809482717
7	Van2invest	Belgium	Kortrijk	Beneluxpark 29, Internal Postal Box 21	West Vlaanderen	8500	N/A	2018	$2,060,276	29	Corporation	14	BE0703957704
8	Marcade	Belgium	Kortrijk	Kloosterstraat 27	West Vlaanderen	8510	N/A	2017	$1,304,774	1	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0677831149
9	Elemen'terre	Belgium	Watermael-boitsfort	Chaussee de la Hulpe 591	Bruxelles Capitale	1170	*****.be	2008	$1,084,851	14	Corporation	2	BE0895256253
10	Les Decouvertes De Comblain	Belgium	Comblain-au-pont	Place Leblanc 7	Liège	4170	*****.be	1993	$825,255	11	Non profit organization	5	BE0451174714
11	Grottes Des Mille Et Une Nuits	Belgium	Ciney	Chemin de la Pompe 2	Namur	5590	*****.com	1968	$781,484	3	Corporation	2	BE0404356079
12	Pakawi Park	Belgium	Balen	Bukenberg 45	Antwerpen	2491	*****.be	1982	$781,484	38	Corporation	3	BE0422438562
13	Stichting Fibona	Belgium	Berlare	Kruyenberg 27	Oost Vlaanderen	9290	*****.com	2012	$781,484	9	Non profit organization	2	BE0844113596
14	Joye Beheer	Belgium	Koekelare	De Wallaart 23c	West Vlaanderen	8680	N/A	2012	$781,484	9	Corporation	2	BE0508895850
15	Koninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van Antwerpen	Belgium	Antwerpen	Koningin Astridplein 26	Antwerpen	2018	*****.be	2013	$781,484	11	Non profit organization	4	BE0534880467
16	Happy Farm	Belgium	Anderlecht	Rue Du Chaudron 30	Bruxelles Capitale	1070	*****.be	2013	$781,484	11	Non profit organization	3	BE0535863137
17	Plantentuin De Kleine Boerderij Merksplas	Belgium	Merksplas	Ossenweg 1, Internal Postal Box B	Antwerpen	2330	*****.be	2014	$781,484	9	Non profit organization	2	BE0505900233
18	Domaine Du Mont De Rhodes	Belgium	Flobecq	Houppe 76	Hainaut	7880	N/A	2015	$781,484	11	Corporation	2	BE0638889510
19	Dierenplezier Zennevallei	Belgium	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2016	$781,484	8	Non profit organization	2	BE0665624688
20	Zooparc Conservation Et Loisirs	Belgium	Vaux-sur-sûre	Chaussee de Neufchateau 28, Internal Postal Box A	Luxembourg	6640	*****.be	2017	$781,484	11	Non profit organization	2	BE0676386839
21	Mekkerland	Belgium	Gent	Geitstraat 22	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.be	2018	$781,484	9	Non profit organization	2	BE0689825297
22	Pleine Terre	Belgium	Ixelles	Rue D'Edimbourg 26	Bruxelles Capitale	1050	*****.org	2019	$781,484	11	Non profit organization	2	BE0726639272
23	Elzeard	Belgium	'S Gravenvoeren	Rullen 4	Limburg	3792	N/A	2019	$781,484	8	Non profit organization	2	BE0732620412
24	Entremonde Association Sans But Lucratif	Belgium	Ottignies	Rue Du Tiernat 9	Brabant Wallon	1340	N/A	2021	$781,484	9	Non profit organization	2	BE0767729462
25	Kemp	Belgium	Geel	Platbos 2	Antwerpen	2440	*****.be	2001	$781,484	9	Non profit organization	2	BE0474997320

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Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 411 Belgian zoos with a known headcount, 350 (85%) have one to four people, 25 have five to nine, 30 have ten to 49 and 6 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (280, 80%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 10375 91%
Small 10 to 4930 7%
Medium 50 to 2496 1%
Large 250+0 0.0%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 2 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Zoos in Gent

Gent has 12 zoos, <0.1% of all 58,436 Gent companies and 6% below the national share. Four in five Gent firms have fewer than five people; none has 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 1 dates from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 7 · 78%
5-9: 1 · 11%
10-19: 1 · 11%
20-49: 0 · 0%
50+: 0 · 0%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 0 · 0%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 0 · 0%
Other or none: 12 · 100%

Of the Belgian total: 2.3%
Of all Gent companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 0
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 1 · 8%
1990 or later: 11 · 92%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 1.7%

Reachable

Email: 7 · 58%
Phone: 6 · 50%
Website: 8 · 67%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 5 · 71%
$100K-$500K: 1 · 14%
$500K-$1M: 1 · 14%
$1M and more: 0 · 0%

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Largest zoos in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Gent. Click a name for the record.

Koninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van Antwerpen is the largest zoo in Belgium by headcount. 6 firms employ 50 people or more; 5 employ 100 or more.

1Antwerpen399 staff
2Mechelen291 staff
3Mechelen187 staff
4Meise100 staff
5Brugge100 staff
6Elsene69 staff
7Theux38 staff
8Balen38 staff
9Heusden25 staff
10Péruwelz21 staff

By employee size · 411 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	350	85%
5-9	25	6%
10-19	24	6%
20-49	6	1%
50-99	1	0.2%
100-199	3	0.7%
200-499	2	0.5%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	0	0%

85% have 1 to 4 people; 6 have 20 to 49; 6 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	280	80%
$100K-$500K	25	7%
$500K-$1M	37	11%
$1M-$5M	7	2%
$10M-$50M	2	0.6%

80% under $100,000; 7 between $1M and $5M; 2 above $5M.

How many zoos are there in Belgium?

Zoos in Belgium

521

5 November 2026

There are 521 zoos in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 4,584 Belgian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (13 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 304 58%
Head offices: 48
Branch offices: 169

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 9104. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 9104.

52 of the 521 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (10%); 69 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Where in Belgium?

Gent has the most zoos in Belgium (12), ahead of Mechelen (12), Antwerpen (12), Dinant (9) and Namur (6). Together the five hold one in ten of them.

Cities by number of firms

265 Belgian cities have at least one zoo; 3 have ten or more; 158 have exactly one.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 29 advertising companies for every zoo in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Advertising Companies	15,298	27%	90%
Event Companies	6,743	29%	89%
Primary Education	6,244	61%	54%
Churches	5,340	24%	88%
Secondary Schools	3,912	69%	47%
Zoos	521	42%	67%

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 1 Belgian zoos from before 1900, 5 from before 1950 and 58 from before 1990.

1899
1. Oostende
1936
1. Theux
1942
1. Dinant
1946
1. Antwerpen
1946
1. Mechelen

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1990

Belgian zoos date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Zoos are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 45% list a phone number and 42% a website.

Email190 36%
Phone233 45%
Website217 42%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in eight Belgian zoos work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in ten is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)6913%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)143%
BV/SRL and NV/SA5210%
No form on record or other38674%

Single-site: 58%
Head offices: 48
Branches: 169

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Frequently asked questions

How many zoos are there in Belgium?

There are 521 zoos in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 4,584 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest zoo in Belgium?

Koninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van Antwerpen in Antwerpen, with 399 staff. By revenue Dinant Tourisme in Dinant leads with $2.1 million a year.

Which Belgian city has the most zoos?

Gent, with 12, ahead of Mechelen (12), Antwerpen (12), Dinant (9) and Namur (6).

How many zoos are there in Gent?

12, which is <0.1% of all 58,436 Gent companies and 6% below the national share.

How big is a typical zoo?

Small. 85% of the 411 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 6 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian zoos sole traders or companies?

One in eight (69) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 10% (52) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many zoos started in 2026?

13 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 18 in 2025. 3 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest zoo in Belgium?

Stad Oostende in Oostende, 1899, followed by Union Touristique Les Amis De La Nature Section De Verviers in Theux (1936) and Ardenne Et Gaume in Dinant (1942). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers zoos?

Belgian zoos are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 9104. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 9104.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 521 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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