BE · 2022 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — family
Belgium, 2022
First residence permits — family
33,313
Belgium, 2022
▲ 1.8% vs 2021 (32,710)
Analysis
In 2022, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 1.8% compared to 2021, reaching 33,313.
Belgium accounts for 3.6% of the EU-27 total of 926,921.
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 grown by 16.3% (from 28,654 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
3.6%
EU-27: 926,921
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst