BE · 2013 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — other
Belgium, 2013
In 2013, Belgium's first residence permits decreased by 12.5% compared to 2012, reaching 11,346.
Belgium accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 358,981.
Belgium ranks 10th 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 5.8% (from 12,041 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.