Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0049 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.0049 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0049 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2001.
That places Belgium 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0045 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -98.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 units per person | +2902.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 units per person | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per person | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 units per person | +259.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -44.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | +168.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 units per person | +43.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0049 units per person | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belgium?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Belgium was 0.0049 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.