BE · 2022 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Belgium, 2022
First residence permits issued (total)
68,522
Belgium, 2022
▲ 7.9% vs 2021 (63,504)
Analysis
In 2022, Belgium's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 7.9% compared to 2021, reaching 68,522.
Belgium accounts for 1.9% of the EU-27 total of 3,564,926.
Belgium ranks 11th 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 14.5% (from 59,827 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
1.9%
EU-27: 3,564,926
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst