Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

In 2021, Belgium's asylum applicants by type increased by 49.4% compared to 2020, reaching 24,970.

Belgium accounts for 3.9% of the EU-27 total of 638,410.

Belgium ranks 8th 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 36.6% (from 18,280 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.