BE · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Belgium, 2017
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
24,065
Belgium, 2017
▼ 3.8% vs 2016 (25,010)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 3.8% compared to 2016, reaching 24,065.
Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 933,565.
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 fallen by 2.3% (from 24,640 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.6%
EU-27: 933,565
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta