BE · 2014 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Belgium, 2014
First residence permits issued (total)
45,513
Belgium, 2014
▲ 3.8% vs 2013 (43,861)
Analysis
In 2014, Belgium's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 3.8% compared to 2013, reaching 45,513.
Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 1,765,064.
Belgium ranks 8th 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 22.8% (from 58,939 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2014
2.6%
EU-27: 1,765,064
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst