BE · 2015 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — family
Belgium, 2015
First residence permits — family
26,206
Belgium, 2015
▲ 13.4% vs 2014 (23,114)
Analysis
In 2015, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 13.4% compared to 2014, reaching 26,206.
Belgium accounts for 3.9% of the EU-27 total of 671,049.
Belgium ranks 6th 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 14.2% (from 30,547 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
3.9%
EU-27: 671,049
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst