BE · 2017 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — education

Belgium, 2017

First residence permits — education
6,896
Belgium, 2017
▲ 9.4% vs 2016 (6,303)
Analysis

In 2017, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 9.4% compared to 2016, reaching 6,896.

Belgium accounts for 1.9% of the EU-27 total of 354,685.

Belgium ranks 12th 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 18.6% (from 5,813 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.9%
EU-27: 354,685
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