BE · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — other
Belgium, 2017
First residence permits — other
18,330
Belgium, 2017
▼ 10.2% vs 2016 (20,409)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's first residence permits decreased by 10.2% compared to 2016, reaching 18,330.
Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 704,527.
Belgium ranks 9th 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 41.4% (from 12,964 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.6%
EU-27: 704,527
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst