BE · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — education
Belgium, 2016
First residence permits — education
6,303
Belgium, 2016
▼ 0.7% vs 2015 (6,345)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's first residence permits decreased by 0.7% compared to 2015, reaching 6,303.
Belgium accounts for 1.9% of the EU-27 total of 328,654.
Belgium ranks 13th 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 8.0% (from 5,834 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
1.9%
EU-27: 328,654
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst