Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

In 2024, Belgium's asylum applicants by type increased by 11.3% compared to 2023, reaching 39,130.

Belgium accounts for 3.9% of the EU-27 total of 998,145.

Belgium ranks 6th 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 42.5% (from 27,460 in 2019).

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