First residence permits — family

In 2024, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 6.6% compared to 2023, reaching 36,019.

Belgium accounts for 3.8% of the EU-27 total of 950,422.

Belgium ranks 6th 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 11.6% (from 32,261 in 2019).

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