BE · 2018 · migr_acq

Acquisitions of EU citizenship

Belgium, 2018

Acquisitions of EU citizenship
36,200
Belgium, 2018
▼ 3.2% vs 2017 (37,399)
Analysis

In 2018, Belgium's acquisitions of EU citizenship decreased by 3.2% compared to 2017, reaching 36,200.

Belgium accounts for 5.4% of the EU-27 total of 676,593.

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 grown by 4.0% (from 34,801 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
5.4%
EU-27: 676,593
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