Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2025, Belgium's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 2.8% compared to 2024, reaching 25,340.

Belgium accounts for 5.2% of the EU-27 total of 491,950.

Belgium ranks 6th 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 20,320 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_eiord, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.