BE · 2019 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Belgium, 2019
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
17,195
Belgium, 2019
▼ 9.7% vs 2018 (19,045)
Analysis
In 2019, Belgium's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 9.7% compared to 2018, reaching 17,195.
Belgium accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 546,700.
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 15.8% (from 20,410 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
3.1%
EU-27: 546,700
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta