Emigration

In 2021, Belgium's emigration increased by 14.0% compared to 2020, reaching 87,272.

Belgium accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,807.

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 fallen by 5.6% (from 92,471 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00177, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.