Immigration

In 2023, Belgium's immigration decreased by 18.6% compared to 2022, reaching 169,609.

Belgium accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 6,011,360.

Belgium ranks 9th 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 23.0% (from 137,860 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00176, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.