Net migration in Belgium
Net migration to Belgium was 31,989 people in 2025.
Belgium, 2025
31,989
Change from 2024
−11.7%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
27th of 217
Net migration in Belgium over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31,989 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | 36,243 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 41,679 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 118,615 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | 24,017 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | 43,777 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | 58,469 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | 50,604 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | 37,981 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | 28,090 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | 63,536 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | 37,472 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | 28,066 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | 45,001 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | 52,464 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | 105,232 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | 97,175 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | 66,470 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | 59,911 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | 53,574 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | 50,576 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | 35,143 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | 34,472 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | 39,404 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | 34,924 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −11.7% from 36,243 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 63,536 people, the figure has changed by −49.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Immigration
162,926 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
100,100 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
20.0%
2024 · World Bank
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