BE · 2023 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Belgium, 2023
First residence permits issued (total)
74,366
Belgium, 2023
▲ 8.5% vs 2022 (68,522)
Analysis
In 2023, Belgium's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 8.5% compared to 2022, reaching 74,366.
Belgium accounts for 1.9% of the EU-27 total of 3,821,562.
Belgium ranks 12th 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 24.7% (from 59,624 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.9%
EU-27: 3,821,562
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst