BE · 2016 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive — refugee status
Belgium, 2016
In 2016, Belgium's asylum positive increased by 33.3% compared to 2015, reaching 11,760.
Belgium accounts for 3.3% of the EU-27 total of 358,065.
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 208.7% (from 3,810 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.