Belgium vs Italy: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Belgium
2.31 Number
in 2025
Italy
2.18 Number
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Italy rank
9th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.31 Number against 2.18 Number in Italy, a difference of 0.13 Number.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 40 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 Number | 0.4 Number | 0.89 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.79 Number | 0.958 Number | 0.828 Number | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.19 Number | 1.56 Number | 0.625 Number | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 2.31 Number against 2.18 Number in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.13 Number, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.