Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate was 10.51 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Belgium, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Belgium stood at 10.51 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.1% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 262.02 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -98.56 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 48th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -98.56 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 12.76 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2004 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 2005 | -17.33 % change on previous year | -1523.4% |
| 2006 | -16.83 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2007 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 2008 | -6.47 % change on previous year | +117.2% |
| 2009 | 27.85 % change on previous year | -530.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3017 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2011 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +1201.5% |
| 2012 | -20.96 % change on previous year | -633.8% |
| 2013 | -23.59 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2014 | -13.38 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2015 | 262.02 % change on previous year | -2058.2% |
| 2016 | -33.05 % change on previous year | -112.6% |
| 2017 | -22.15 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 2019 | -44.44 % change on previous year | -1155.3% |
| 2020 | 169.79 % change on previous year | -482.1% |
| 2021 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 2022 | 44.4 % change on previous year | -3817.2% |
| 2023 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 2024 | 19.14 % change on previous year | +186.9% |
| 2025 | 10.51 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -12.54 % change on previous year | -98.56 % change on previous year | 27.85 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.29 % change on previous year | -44.44 % change on previous year | 262.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.55 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 169.79 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 12.32 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Eswatini 10.97 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Thailand 10.6 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Mali 9.52 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Nepal 9.42 % change on previous year compare
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More social development data for Belgium
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 186,393 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 113 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 113 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0156 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate in Belgium was 10.51 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 262.02 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -98.56 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 48th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.