BE · 2021 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — education

Belgium, 2021

First residence permits — education
9,200
Belgium, 2021
▲ 62.1% vs 2020 (5,675)
Analysis

In 2021, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 62.1% compared to 2020, reaching 9,200.

Belgium accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 397,933.

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 46.0% (from 6,303 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.3%
EU-27: 397,933
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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