BE · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Belgium, 2019
First-time asylum applications
23,135
Belgium, 2019
▲ 27.4% vs 2018 (18,155)
Analysis
In 2019, Belgium's first-time asylum applications increased by 27.4% compared to 2018, reaching 23,135.
Belgium accounts for 3.7% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.
Belgium ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 63.7% (from 14,135 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
3.7%
EU-27: 629,230
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm