BE · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Belgium, 2016
First residence permits issued (total)
58,216
Belgium, 2016
▲ 10.8% vs 2015 (52,565)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 10.8% compared to 2015, reaching 58,216.
Belgium accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,493,983.
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 grown by 2.6% (from 56,741 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.3%
EU-27: 2,493,983
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst