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First-time asylum applicants in Belgium

Belgium received 27,540 first-time asylum applications in 2025.

First-time asylum applicants People Data: 2008 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Belgium, 2025 27,540 People

Change from 2024 −15.8% 2024: 32,710 applicants

European Union, 2025 672,350 applicants Official aggregate

Position in 2025 6th of 32 See the full ranking

First-time asylum applicants in Belgium over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

First-time asylum applicants (people), 2008 to 2025
Period	Belgium	European Union
2025	27,540 applicants	672,350 applicants
2024	32,710 applicants	912,835 applicants
2023	29,305 applicants	1,049,905 applicants
2022	32,140 applicants	874,035 applicants
2021	19,605 applicants	536,270 applicants
2020	12,930 applicants	415,475 applicants
2019	23,140 applicants	629,230 applicants
2018	18,160 applicants	564,905 applicants
2017	14,055 applicants	620,465 applicants
2016	14,290 applicants	1,167,075 applicants
2015	39,065 applicants	1,217,185 applicants
2014	14,130 applicants	530,970 applicants
2013	12,080 applicants	–
2012	18,450 applicants	–
2011	25,585 applicants	–
2010	21,815 applicants	–
2009	17,215 applicants	–
2008	11,395 applicants	–

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In short

That is a change of −15.8% from 32,710 applicants in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 39,065 applicants, the figure has changed by −29.5%.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 6th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.

More for Belgium

All statistics for Belgium

Immigration 162,926 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 100,100 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 60,108 people 2024 · Eurostat Net migration rate 6.4p per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 3.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 31,989 people 2025 · World Bank

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: migr_asyappctza · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A citizen=TOTAL applicant=FRST sex=T unit=PER age=TOTAL
Observation period: 2008 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update: 3 September 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Belgium compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 32 countries with a value for 2025.

3 France 116,475 applicants
4 Germany 113,235 applicants
5 Greece 55,380 applicants
6 Belgium 27,540 applicants
7 Netherlands 24,115 applicants
8 Switzerland 23,415 applicants
9 Ireland 12,975 applicants

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What this measures

People who lodged an application for international protection in the country for the first time during the year. Repeat applications are excluded.

Population covered: First-time applicants of all citizenships

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