BE · 2020 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — other
Belgium, 2020
First residence permits — other
12,143
Belgium, 2020
▼ 8.5% vs 2019 (13,276)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's first residence permits decreased by 8.5% compared to 2019, reaching 12,143.
Belgium accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 491,700.
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 fallen by 19.4% (from 15,066 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
2.5%
EU-27: 491,700
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst