BE · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Belgium, 2016
First residence permits — work
5,179
Belgium, 2016
▲ 4.7% vs 2015 (4,948)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 4.7% compared to 2015, reaching 5,179.
Belgium accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 736,930.
Belgium ranks 15th 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 10.1% (from 4,705 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.7%
EU-27: 736,930
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst