First-time asylum applications

In 2025, Belgium's first-time asylum applications decreased by 15.8% compared to 2024, reaching 27,550.

Belgium accounts for 4.1% of the EU-27 total of 669,820.

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 113.2% (from 12,920 in 2020).

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