This statistic shows the annual growth figures of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Belgium from 2009 until 2021. Comparing 2009 to 2021, there has been an overall increase of over 4,500 refugees successfully qualifying for asylum in Belgium. The peak was in 2016 at approximately 15,000.
Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Belgium from 2008 to 2021
The source adds the following information: "Total number of positive decisions refers to the sum of decisions granting refugee status, subsidiary protection status, authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons (for countries where applicable) and temporary protection."
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Eurostat. (July 15, 2022). Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Belgium from 2008 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549793/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-belgium/
Eurostat. "Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Belgium from 2008 to 2021." Chart. July 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549793/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-belgium/
Eurostat. (2022). Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Belgium from 2008 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549793/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-belgium/
Eurostat. "Annual Number of Successful Grants of Asylum for Refugees in Belgium from 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549793/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-belgium/
Eurostat, Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Belgium from 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549793/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-belgium/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Annual number of successful grants of asylum for refugees in Belgium from 2008 to 2021 [Graph], Eurostat, July 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549793/number-of-refugees-accepted-in-belgium/
