Belgium vs Luxembourg: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Belgium
2.31 Number
in 2025
Luxembourg
2.6 Number
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Luxembourg rank
5th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2.6 Number against 2.31 Number in Belgium, a difference of 0.29 Number.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 8th and Luxembourg ranks 5th of 40 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.76 Number | 3.36 Number | 1.6 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 2.19 Number | 2.94 Number | 0.755 Number | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 2.6 Number against 2.31 Number in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.29 Number, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Luxembourg ranks 5th 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.