Belgium: migration flow 2021

In 2021, 129,000 people migrated to Belgium, while 59,000 people migrated from Belgium to another country. For both immigration and emigration, there was an increase from 2020 levels.

Migration flow in Belgium from 2010 to 2021

Characteristic	Immigration	Emigration
2021	129,059	59,062
2020	117,496	55,769
2019	144,756	67,679
2018	133,729	67,738
2017	128,058	66,264
2016	123,550	64,149
2015	124,557	62,607
2014	124,347	60,512
2013	119,034	57,765
2012	123,037	58,352
2011	131,869	54,502
2010	128,813	52,510

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* Statistics Belgium makes a distinction between internal migration (moving within Belgium) and international migration (moving to or from Belgium); the statistic displayed above shows the numbers for international migration. The numbers for international migration are divided into immigration and emigration. Data for immigration consists of the numbers for people moving to Belgium, people who change register in Belgium, and people who are re-inscribed. The numbers for emigration consists of the data for people moving out of Belgium, people changing register outside of Belgium, and people who are officially removed from the register.

** The difference between international immigration and international emigration makes up the migration balance.

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