Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2025, Belgium's asylum positive decreased by 45.1% compared to 2024, reaching 8,255.

Belgium accounts for 4.9% of the EU-27 total of 166,825.

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 74.3% (from 4,735 in 2020).

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