Recent immigrants by citizenship in Belgium
Belgium: Recent immigrants by citizenship was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.4%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
7th
of 32 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2014
All-time low
1.1%
in 2021
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Belgium, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for recent immigrants by citizenship in Belgium is 1.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants by citizenship in Belgium peaked at 2.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 7th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.3% | — |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 recent immigrants by citizenship in Belgium?
- Recent immigrants by citizenship in Belgium was 1.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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