BE · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Belgium, 2020
In 2020, Belgium's first-time asylum applications decreased by 44.2% compared to 2019, reaching 12,920.
Belgium accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
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 fallen by 66.9% (from 39,060 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.