BE · 2015 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Belgium, 2015
First residence permits issued (total)
52,565
Belgium, 2015
▲ 15.5% vs 2014 (45,513)
Analysis
In 2015, Belgium's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 15.5% compared to 2014, reaching 52,565.
Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 1,992,551.
Belgium ranks 9th 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 10.7% (from 58,861 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
2.6%
EU-27: 1,992,551
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst