In 2022, 196,000 people migrated to Belgium, while 66,000 people migrated from Belgium to another country. For both immigration and emigration, there was an increase from 2021 levels.
Migration flow in Belgium from 2010 to 2022
Characteristic
Immigration
Emigration
2022
195,936
65,719
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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* 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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