BE · 2018 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Belgium, 2018
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
19,045
Belgium, 2018
▼ 20.9% vs 2017 (24,065)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 20.9% compared to 2017, reaching 19,045.
Belgium accounts for 3.4% of the EU-27 total of 556,610.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 11.4% (from 21,505 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
3.4%
EU-27: 556,610
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta