Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

In 2025, Belgium's asylum applicants by type decreased by 12.2% compared to 2024, reaching 34,355.

Belgium accounts for 4.3% of the EU-27 total of 797,760.

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 105.6% (from 16,710 in 2020).

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