In 2022, the migration balance (number of immigrants minus number of emigrants) was just over 64,600 in Flanders and was about 31,700 for the Brussels-Capital Region. In 2014, the migration balance for the Flemish Region was 18,000, and the migration balance for the Brussels-Capital Region was 16,100.
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Migration balance (immigrants minus emigrants) in Belgium from 2010 to 2022, by region
Characteristic
Flemish Region
Brussels-Capital Region
Walloon Region
2022
64,589
31,685
20,270
2021
30,166
16,965
10,987
2020
20,098
13,635
8,023
2019
28,511
17,799
8,721
2018
24,882
16,996
8,302
2017
23,871
12,580
8,085
2016
22,452
9,917
9,870
2015
21,589
17,309
8,784
2014
18,022
16,106
5,826
2013
16,377
11,975
6,491
2012
16,864
19,498
8,003
2011
26,626
23,615
11,916
2010
34,393
29,406
15,647
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Belgium is divided into three regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.
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Statbel. (June 8, 2023). Migration balance (immigrants minus emigrants) in Belgium from 2010 to 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524135/migration-balance-in-belgium-by-region/
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