BE · 2018 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Belgium, 2018
First residence permits issued (total)
59,624
Belgium, 2018
▼ 0.3% vs 2017 (59,827)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's first residence permits issued (total) decreased by 0.3% compared to 2017, reaching 59,624.
Belgium accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 2,791,528.
Belgium ranks 10th 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 35.9% (from 43,861 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
2.1%
EU-27: 2,791,528
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst