BE · 2020 · tps00191
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
Belgium, 2020
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
16,710
Belgium, 2020
▼ 39.1% vs 2019 (27,460)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's asylum applicants by type decreased by 39.1% compared to 2019, reaching 16,710.
Belgium accounts for 3.5% of the EU-27 total of 476,360.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 62.6% (from 44,665 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
3.5%
EU-27: 476,360
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191