BE · 2017 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Belgium, 2017
First residence permits issued (total)
59,827
Belgium, 2017
▲ 2.8% vs 2016 (58,216)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 2.8% compared to 2016, reaching 59,827.
Belgium accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 2,699,491.
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 grown by 23.4% (from 48,484 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.2%
EU-27: 2,699,491
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst