Belgium vs Qatar: Total number of international immigrants
Belgium
2.35 million immigrants
in 2024
Qatar
2.34 million immigrants
in 2024
Belgium rank
31st
Qatar rank
32nd
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Belgium
- Qatar
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.35 million immigrants against 2.34 million immigrants in Qatar, a difference of 12,030 immigrants.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 32nd of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 974,085 immigrants | 261,584 immigrants | 712,500 immigrants | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.16 million immigrants | 541,108 immigrants | 618,908 immigrants | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.69 million immigrants | 1.75 million immigrants | 58,205 immigrants | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.20 million immigrants | 2.26 million immigrants | 61,495 immigrants | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Belgium or Qatar?
- Belgium, at 2.35 million immigrants against 2.34 million immigrants in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Belgium and Qatar?
- 12,030 immigrants, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Qatar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Qatar rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 32nd of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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