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 32 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

11.522.533.52008201620252008: 1 Number2009: 1.5 Number2010: 2 Number2011: 2.3 Number2012: 1.7 Number2013: 1.1 Number2014: 1.3 Number2015: 3.5 Number2016: 1.3 Number2017: 1.2 Number2018: 1.6 Number2019: 2 Number2020: 1.1 Number2021: 1.7 Number2022: 2.8 Number2023: 2.5 Number2024: 2.8 Number2025: 2.3 Number

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 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Luxembourg 2.6 Number compare
  2. 6 Switzerland 2.57 Number compare
  3. 7 Ireland 2.39 Number compare
  4. 9 Italy 2.18 Number compare
  5. 10 Liechtenstein 1.96 Number compare
  6. 11 Slovenia 1.86 Number compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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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 32 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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Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 525 data points, 2008–2025
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