First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Belgium's first-time asylum applications increased by 11.6% compared to 2023, reaching 32,715.

Belgium accounts for 3.6% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

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 41.4% (from 23,135 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.