Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Belgium
Belgium: Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Belgium, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3.7% for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 143.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Belgium peaked at 3.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2014.
That places Belgium 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.2% | — |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -47.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +6.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
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- 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 residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Belgium?
- Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Belgium was 3.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.7%. 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 Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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