BE · 2020 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Belgium, 2020
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
16,380
Belgium, 2020
▼ 4.7% vs 2019 (17,195)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 4.7% compared to 2019, reaching 16,380.
Belgium accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 528,365.
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 19,455 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
3.1%
EU-27: 528,365
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta