BE · 2015 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive — refugee status
Belgium, 2015
In 2015, Belgium's asylum positive increased by 36.4% compared to 2014, reaching 8,825.
Belgium accounts for 4.1% of the EU-27 total of 217,285.
Belgium ranks 5th 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 226.9% (from 2,700 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.