Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Belgium's asylum positive increased by 24.9% compared to 2023, reaching 15,035.

Belgium accounts for 9.1% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Belgium ranks 4th 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 170.7% (from 5,555 in 2019).

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