Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2024, Belgium's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 0.8% compared to 2023, reaching 24,660.

Belgium accounts for 5.3% of the EU-27 total of 464,985.

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 12.0% (from 22,010 in 2019).

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