First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Belgium
Belgium: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 2.31 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.31 Number
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
8th
of 40 countries
All-time high
3.47 Number
in 2015
All-time low
1.04 Number
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Belgium, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Belgium stood at 2.31 Number.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Belgium peaked at 3.47 Number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.04 Number, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 8th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.04 Number | — |
| 2009 | 1.54 Number | +48.1% |
| 2010 | 1.99 Number | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3 Number | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.66 Number | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 Number | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 1.26 Number | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 3.47 Number | +175.4% |
| 2016 | 1.26 Number | -63.7% |
| 2017 | 1.24 Number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.59 Number | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 2.02 Number | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 1.12 Number | -44.6% |
| 2021 | 1.69 Number | +50.9% |
| 2022 | 2.76 Number | +63.3% |
| 2023 | 2.49 Number | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 2.76 Number | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 2.31 Number | -16.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.31 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.73 Number, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.31 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.73 Number, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 Number | 1.04 Number | 1.54 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.79 Number | 1.07 Number | 3.47 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 Number | 1.12 Number | 2.76 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 5 Luxembourg 2.6 Number compare
- 6 Switzerland 2.57 Number compare
- 7 Ireland 2.39 Number compare
- 9 Italy 2.18 Number compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 1.96 Number compare
- 11 Slovenia 1.86 Number compare
- 11 Slovenia 1.86 Number compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Belgium?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Belgium was 2.31 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 Number in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 Number in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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