BE · 2008 · migr_acq
Acquisitions of EU citizenship
Belgium, 2008
In 2008, Belgium's acquisitions of EU citizenship increased by 4.6% compared to 2007, reaching 37,710.
Belgium accounts for 6.6% of the EU-27 total of 575,354.
Belgium ranks 5th 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 11.9% (from 33,709 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_acq, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.