BE · 2022 · tps00191

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

Belgium, 2022

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
36,740
Belgium, 2022
▲ 47.1% vs 2021 (24,970)
Analysis

In 2022, Belgium's asylum applicants by type increased by 47.1% compared to 2021, reaching 36,740.

Belgium accounts for 3.8% of the EU-27 total of 960,725.

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 100.3% (from 18,340 in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
3.8%
EU-27: 960,725
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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