BE · 2020 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits — work
Belgium, 2020
First residence permits — work
4,110
Belgium, 2020
▼ 32.8% vs 2019 (6,114)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's first residence permits decreased by 32.8% compared to 2019, reaching 4,110.
Belgium accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 935,232.
Belgium ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.9% (from 4,948 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
0.4%
EU-27: 935,232
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst