BE · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
Belgium, 2017
Asylum positive first-instance decisions
12,585
Belgium, 2017
▼ 16.4% vs 2016 (15,050)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's asylum positive first-instance decisions decreased by 16.4% compared to 2016, reaching 12,585.
Belgium accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 428,730.
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 126.6% (from 5,555 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.9%
EU-27: 428,730
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta