BE · 2018 · migr_resfirst

First residence permits — other

Belgium, 2018

First residence permits — other
17,092
Belgium, 2018
▼ 6.8% vs 2017 (18,330)
Analysis

In 2018, Belgium's first residence permits decreased by 6.8% compared to 2017, reaching 17,092.

Belgium accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 595,547.

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 50.6% (from 11,346 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
2.9%
EU-27: 595,547
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