BE · 2015 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Belgium, 2015
First residence permits — work
4,948
Belgium, 2015
▲ 3.8% vs 2014 (4,768)
Analysis
In 2015, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 3.8% compared to 2014, reaching 4,948.
Belgium accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 589,099.
Belgium ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.9% (from 4,346 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
0.8%
EU-27: 589,099
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst