BE · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta

Asylum positive — refugee status

Belgium, 2016

Asylum positive — refugee status
11,760
Belgium, 2016
▲ 33.3% vs 2015 (8,825)
Analysis

In 2016, Belgium's asylum positive increased by 33.3% compared to 2015, reaching 11,760.

Belgium accounts for 3.3% of the EU-27 total of 358,065.

Belgium ranks 5th 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 208.7% (from 3,810 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
3.3%
EU-27: 358,065
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