BE · 2018 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Belgium, 2018
First residence permits — work
6,073
Belgium, 2018
▲ 2.1% vs 2017 (5,947)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 2.1% compared to 2017, reaching 6,073.
Belgium accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 984,031.
Belgium ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 39.7% (from 4,347 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
0.6%
EU-27: 984,031
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst