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
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst