BE · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Belgium, 2020
First-time asylum applications
12,920
Belgium, 2020
▼ 44.2% vs 2019 (23,135)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's first-time asylum applications decreased by 44.2% compared to 2019, reaching 12,920.
Belgium accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 66.9% (from 39,060 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
3.1%
EU-27: 415,480
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm