BE · 2017 · migr_acq

Acquisitions of EU citizenship

Belgium, 2017

Acquisitions of EU citizenship
37,399
Belgium, 2017
▲ 17.1% vs 2016 (31,935)
Analysis

In 2017, Belgium's acquisitions of EU citizenship increased by 17.1% compared to 2016, reaching 37,399.

Belgium accounts for 5.3% of the EU-27 total of 703,724.

Belgium ranks 6th 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 3.1% (from 38,612 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
5.3%
EU-27: 703,724
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