Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Belgium

Belgium: Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship was 4,041 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,041
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
14th
of 31 countries
All-time high
4,357
in 2023
All-time low
238
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Belgium, 2008–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2008201620252008: 2382009: 5682010: 4222011: 2.7k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.8k2015: 2.9k2016: 3.0k2017: 3.6k2018: 4.0k2019: 3.6k2020: 2.8k2021: 3.3k2022: 3.9k2023: 4.4k2024: 3.9k2025: 4.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Belgium stood at 4,041.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Belgium peaked at 4,357 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 238, in 2008.

That places Belgium 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Belgium, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 238
2009 568 +138.7%
2010 422 -25.7%
2011 2,722 +545.0%
2012 2,138 -21.5%
2013 2,422 +13.3%
2014 2,763 +14.1%
2015 2,875 +4.1%
2016 2,981 +3.7%
2017 3,557 +19.3%
2018 3,993 +12.3%
2019 3,607 -9.7%
2020 2,765 -23.3%
2021 3,345 +21.0%
2022 3,883 +16.1%
2023 4,357 +12.2%
2024 3,894 -10.6%
2025 4,041 +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 403 238 568 2
2010s 2,748 422 3,993 10
2020s 3,714 2,765 4,357 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 11 Finland 8,465 compare
  2. 12 Austria 6,573 compare
  3. 13 Sweden 5,399 compare
  4. 15 Malta 2,968 compare
  5. 16 Denmark 2,834 compare
  6. 17 Slovenia 2,178 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Belgium?
Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Belgium was 4,041 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 4,357 in 2023.
What is the lowest change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 238 in 2008.
How does Belgium rank for change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship?
Belgium ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
Is change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 533 data points, 2008–2025
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