BE · 2018 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Belgium, 2018
In 2018, Belgium's first-time asylum applications increased by 29.2% compared to 2017, reaching 18,155.
Belgium accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 564,900.
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 50.2% (from 12,085 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.