2
3
data relative to Belgium
2015 2016 2017 2018
50%
12%10%
29%
48%
12%10%
31%
45%
11%9%
35%
50%
12%9%
29%
LEGAL MIGRATION AND MOBILITYThird-Country Nationals (TCNs) as % of total population (in the country and in the EU)
Belgium - 2019
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_pop1ctz)
Publication date: July 2020
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_resfirst)
Whenever not specified, the following colour legend is adopted.Colours for multiple nationalities are randomly chosen.
data relative to EU
GENERAL NOTES
COLOUR LEGEND
This four-page statistical annex complements the Country Factsheet with relevantmigration-related data organised in nine thematic sections. The dashboard-likelayout of the annex allows comparability across countries as well as simultaneousvisualisation of different indicators.Whenever data is not available, the relative chart is left blank or indicated with 'N/A'.Data are provided for the latest available year or the latest available four-yearperiod.The sum of percentages or of individual values might not add up to 100 or to thetotal value. This is due to rounding and confidence intervals in the original data.A How to Read guide, describing each chart and reporting the sources, is availableon the EMN website.
478 327
462 435
455 108
450 8272016
2017
2018
2019
4.0%
4.0%
4.1%
4.2% 4.6%
4.1%
4.2%
4.3%
First residence permits annually issued:tot. num. and % of tot. pop. in the country(and EU)
Top 5 nationalities of number of first residence permits annually issued: number ofpermits and % of total annual permits
Reason Family Education Work Other
First residence permits annually issued by reason
Number of TCNs
2015
2016
2017
2018
Turkey 2 008 (4.0%)United States 2 417 (4.8%)
India 2 805 (5.6%)Syria 4 400 (8.8%)
Morocco 5 733 (11.5%)
United States 2 265 (4.1%)India 2 900 (5.3%)
Iraq 3 731 (6.8%)Morocco 5 518 (10.0%)
Syria 8 902 (16.1%)
Iraq 2 665 (4.9%)Afghanistan 3 295 (6.0%)India 3 437 (6.3%)
Morocco 5 213 (9.5%)Syria 6 589 (12.0%)
Turkey 2 327 (4.3%)Afghanistan 3 386 (6.3%)
India 3 736 (6.9%)Syria 4 055 (7.5%)
Morocco 5 594 (10.4%)
2015 2016 2017 2018
0.47%(0.45%)
0.51%(0.56%)
0.53%(0.60%)
0.52%(0.61%)
52
565
58
218
59
827
59
624
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_resfirst)SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_resfirst)
2016
2017
2018
2019 17 195 (100%)
19 045 (100%)
24 065 (100%)
25 010 (100%)
11 760 (47%)
2 930 (12%)
3 290 (13%)
10 665 (62%)
9 365 (49%)
5 555 (32%)
7 865 (41%)
9 655 (40%)
975 (6%)
1 815 (10%)
11 480 (48%)
9 960 (40%)
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION INCLUDING ASYLUM
Belgium - 2019
2016 2017 2018 2019
0.20%(0.14%)
0.16%(0.13%)
0.12%(0.14%)
0.13%(0.26%)
14
290
14
055
18
160 2
3 14
0
First-time asylum applications: total num. andas % of population in the country (and in EU)
Top 5 nationalities of annual number of first-time asylum applications: number ofapplications and % of total first-time annual applications
2016
2017
2018
2019
Guinea 720 (5%)Somalia 725 (5%)Iraq 760 (5%)
Afghanistan 2 225 (16%)Syria 2 235 (16%)
Albania 670 (5%)Guinea 750 (5%)
Palestine 815 (6%)Afghanistan 995 (7%)
Syria 2 625 (19%)
Iraq 895 (5%)Guinea 1 000 (6%)Afghanistan 1 045 (6%)
Palestine 2 420 (13%)Syria 2 770 (15%)
Eritrea 1 155 (5%)El Salvador 1 365 (6%)
Afghanistan 2 245 (10%)Palestine 2 320 (10%)
Syria 2 730 (12%)
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_asyappctza, migr_pop1ctz) SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_asyappctza)
Number of first-instance asylum decisions by outcome (% of total decisions)
Geneva Convention Subsidiary Protection Rejected Application
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_asydcfsta)
Third-Country Nationals resettled: absolutenumber and as % of total resettled in EUSOURCE: Eurostat (migr_asyresa)SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_asydcfsta)
Top 5 nationalities of annual number of first-instance decisions: number ofdecisions (% of total decisions in the country) and % of positive outcome
Publication date: July 2020
2016 2017 2018 2019
450(5.3%)
1 310(7.3%)
880(4.6%)
240(1.1%)
2016
2017
2018
2019
Syria 6 870 (28%)
Albania 765 (3%)Somalia 1 425 (6%)
Afghanistan 2 455 (10%)Iraq 5 600 (23%)
Guinea 870 (4%)Somalia 1 125 (5%)
Iraq 2 750 (12%)Syria 3 120 (14%)
Afghanistan 5 160 (22%)
Guinea 685 (4%)Turkey 865 (5%)
Iraq 1 470 (8%)Syria 2 640 (14%)
Afghanistan 3 750 (20%)
Iraq 1 695 (10%)
Palestine 880 (5%)Turkey 945 (6%)
Afghanistan 2 090 (13%)Syria 2 280 (14%)
9%68%
60%59%
96%
53%61%
40%92%59%
39%62%32%
86%51%
22%70%28%32%
62%
Positive Negative
UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
Unaccompanied Minors as % of first asylum applications(in the country and in EU)
INTEGRATION
Belgium - 2019
2016
2017
2018
2019
1 020 (1.7%)
1 220 (8.7%)
735 (2.5%)
750 (4.5%)
2016
2017
2018
2019
7.1%
5.2%
4.1%
5.3% 2.3%
5.1%
4.7%
3.1%
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_asyunaa)
Socialinclusion
(2018)
Education(2019)
Labourmarket(2019)
At risk of povertyor social exclusion(18+)
Overcrowding rate(18+)
Early school leavers(18-24)
Neither Employednor in Education orTraining (18-24)
Employment rate(15-64)
Unemploymentrate (15-64)
Nationals
TCNs
17.0%
50.9%
20.2%
45.6%
Nationals
TCNs 23.9%
3.4% 14.3%
33.7%
Nationals
TCNs 26.5%
7.3%
27.0%
8.9%
Nationals
TCNs
10.7%
34.4%
12.5%
23.4%
Nationals
TCNs
66.3%
41.8%
68.9%
57.4%
Nationals
TCNs 18.9%
4.8%
14.9%
6.3%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
SOURCE: Eurostat (ilc_peps05, ilc_lvho15, edat_lfse_01, edat_lfse_23, lfsa_ergan, lfsa_urgan)
Unaccompanied Minors applying for asylum in the country (and% of total applications from Unaccompanied Minors in EU)
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_asyunaa)
Publication date: July 2020
Integration indicators for nationals of the country (blue) and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs - light blue) in the country (when available).The same indicator is provided in yellow for EU. Data are relative to the last year available.
CITIZENSHIP AND STATELESSNESSThird-Country Nationals who have acquired citizenship as a share of total Third-CountryNationals (in the country and in the EU) and in absolute number
2015
2016
2017
2018
4.7%
5.1%
5.7%
5.4%
3.6%
4.0%
3.0%
2.8% 25 799
27 417
23 563
19 969
Stateless, Recogn. Non-Citizens(RNC) and Unknown CitizensSOURCE: Eurostat (migr_pop1ctza)
2016 2017 2018 2019
8 279
14 558
11 291
6 538
89%90%
92%
93%
Unknown Stateless
2018
Turkey 985 (4%)
United Kingdom 1 045 (4%)
Afghanistan 1 067 (4%)
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 191 (5%)
Morocco 4 856 (20%)
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_acqs, migr_acq)
Top 5 nationalities by number of citizenship acquisition in 2018: absolute number and% of total acquisitions in the country by Third-Country Nationals
UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_acq)
Refused entry at ext. borders Found to be illegally present Ordered to Leave (OTL) Returned following an OTL
2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 5
30
2 4
40
2 2
00
2 3
00
19
320
18
285
19
145
17
585
33
020
32
235
24
160
22
010
7 3
55
6 3
15
4 9
40
4 2
45
2015 2016 2017 2018
67 48
69 79
Belgium - 2019
IRREGULAR MIGRATION
BORDERS, SCHENGEN AND VISAS
RETURN AND READMISSION
2016 2017 2018 2019
(1.4%) (1.4%)(1.4%)
(1.5%)
219
765
231
482
219
861
248
070
Lodged short-term Visa app. (% of Schengen) Lodged short-term Visa applications in top 5 consulate countries (% of total app.s)
SOURCE: DG Migration and Home Affairs (complete statistics on short-stay visas applications to Schengen States)
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_eirfs, migr_eipre, migr_eiord, migr_eirtn)
Number of Third-Country Nationals who left the territory bytype of returnSOURCE: Eurostat (migr_eirt_vol)
TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Publication date: July 2020
SOURCE: Eurostat (migr_resoth)
Number of residence permits issued to victims of Traffickingin Human Beings
2016
2017
2018
2019
Turkey 11 112 (5%)
Russia 11 887 (5%)
India 20 661 (9%)
Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 263 (10%)
China 42 676 (19%)
Morocco 10 601 (5%)
Russia 12 852 (6%)
India 22 510 (10%)Democratic Republic of the Congo 26 015 (11%)
China 43 070 (19%)
Turkey 10 347 (5%)
Morocco 13 456 (6%)Russia 13 859 (6%)
India 26 279 (12%)
China 39 577 (18%)
Russia 15 120 (6%)
Morocco 16 181 (7%)
India 24 649 (10%)
Democratic Republic of the Congo 24 915 (10%)
China 39 660 (16%)
2016
2017
2018
2019
7 355
6 315
4 245
64%
59%
48%
36%
41%
52%
Enforced Voluntary Other
N/A