Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Belgium

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Belgium in 2024 — 452.7 per 100k. Ranked 17 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.4%.

2024 452.7 per 100k +18.88% vs 2023
World rank 17of 178
Period maximum 452.7 per 100k2024
Period minimum 6.5 per 100k2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Belgium, 2000–202402004006002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 451 per 100k2001: 6.5 per 100k2002: 193.8 per 100k2003: 217.6 per 100k2004: 219.3 per 100k2005: 180.3 per 100k2006: 149 per 100k2007: 143.5 per 100k2008: 133.2 per 100k2009: 168.6 per 100k2010: 167.2 per 100k2011: 172.2 per 100k2012: 135.3 per 100k2013: 102.9 per 100k2014: 88.7 per 100k2015: 319.2 per 100k2016: 212.6 per 100k2017: 164.9 per 100k2018: 171.1 per 100k2019: 94.5 per 100k2020: 253.9 per 100k2021: 250.2 per 100k2022: 359.1 per 100k2023: 380.8 per 100k2024: 452.7 per 100k
Change over the period: +1.6 (+0.36%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 452.7 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia computed 161 per 100k
Western Europe computed 292 per 100k
High-income countries computed 365 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 452.7 +71.9 +18.88%
2023 380.8 +21.6 +6.03%
2022 359.1 +108.9 +43.52%
2021 250.2 −3.7 −1.46%
2020 253.9 +159.4 +168.64%
2019 94.5 −76.5 −44.74%
2018 171.1 +6.2 +3.74%
2017 164.9 −47.7 −22.45%
2016 212.6 −106.6 −33.39%
2015 319.2 +230.5 +259.93%
2014 88.7 −14.2 −13.77%
2013 102.9 −32.4 −23.95%
2012 135.3 −36.9 −21.45%
2011 172.2 +5 +2.97%
2010 167.2 −1.4 −0.83%
2009 168.6 +35.5 +26.63%
2008 133.2 −10.3 −7.2%
2007 143.5 −5.5 −3.68%
2006 149 −31.3 −17.38%
2005 180.3 −39 −17.79%
2004 219.3 +1.7 +0.78%
2003 217.6 +23.8 +12.29%
2002 193.8 +187.4 +2,902.7%
2001 6.5 −444.6 −98.57%
2000 451

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.