First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Belgium's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 6.0% compared to 2023, reaching 78,828.

Belgium accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

Belgium ranks 12th 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 30.7% (from 60,312 in 2019).

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