International migrant stock in Belgium
International migrants made up 20.0% of the population of Belgium in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Belgium, 2024
20.0%
Change from 2020
+2.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
14.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
14.2%
Position in 2024
45th of 216
International migrant stock in Belgium over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.0% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | 12.2% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | 9.9% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | 8.8% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | 7.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 17.7% in 2020, a change of +2.3 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 9.5%, the figure has changed by +10.5 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 45th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 14.1%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Net migration
31,989 people
2025 · World Bank
Immigration
162,926 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
100,100 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
60,108 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
27,540 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
6.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat