BE · 2022 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — other
Belgium, 2022
First residence permits — other
17,768
Belgium, 2022
▲ 15.8% vs 2021 (15,347)
Analysis
In 2022, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 15.8% compared to 2021, reaching 17,768.
Belgium accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 902,077.
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 3.1% (from 18,330 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
2.0%
EU-27: 902,077
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst