BE · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Belgium, 2017
First residence permits — work
5,947
Belgium, 2017
▲ 14.8% vs 2016 (5,179)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's first residence permits increased by 14.8% compared to 2016, reaching 5,947.
Belgium accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 904,080.
Belgium ranks 19th 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 28.0% (from 4,647 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.7%
EU-27: 904,080
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst