BE · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Belgium, 2016
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
25,010
Belgium, 2016
▲ 28.6% vs 2015 (19,455)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 28.6% compared to 2015, reaching 25,010.
Belgium accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 1,075,745.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 24.9% (from 20,025 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.3%
EU-27: 1,075,745
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta