BE · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — family
Belgium, 2016
First residence permits — family
26,325
Belgium, 2016
▲ 0.5% vs 2015 (26,206)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 0.5% compared to 2015, reaching 26,325.
Belgium accounts for 3.8% of the EU-27 total of 689,513.
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 13.5% (from 30,438 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
3.8%
EU-27: 689,513
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst