Net migration in Belgium

Net migration to Belgium was 31,989 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2025 31,989 People
Change from 2024 −11.7% 2024: 36,243 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 27th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Belgium over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period BelgiumEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects