BE · 2019 · tps00024
Acquisition of citizenship
Belgium, 2019
Acquisition of citizenship
40,594
Belgium, 2019
▲ 12.1% vs 2018 (36,200)
Analysis
In 2019, Belgium's acquisition of citizenship increased by 12.1% compared to 2018, reaching 40,594.
Belgium accounts for 5.7% of the EU-27 total of 712,266.
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 116.8% (from 18,726 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00024, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
5.7%
EU-27: 712,266
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00024