BE · 2020 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — family
Belgium, 2020
First residence permits — family
25,712
Belgium, 2020
▼ 20.3% vs 2019 (32,261)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's first residence permits decreased by 20.3% compared to 2019, reaching 25,712.
Belgium accounts for 4.1% of the EU-27 total of 621,444.
Belgium ranks 8th 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 1.9% (from 26,206 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
4.1%
EU-27: 621,444
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst