Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Belgium
Belgium: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.5443 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5443 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 31.2%
World rank
190th
of 241 countries
All-time high
0.9037 per 100,000 people
in 2005
All-time low
0.1067 per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belgium stood at 0.5443 per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belgium peaked at 0.9037 per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1067 per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 190th of 241 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1949 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.1067 per 100,000 people | -45.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2028 per 100,000 people | +90.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3847 per 100,000 people | +89.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3925 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9037 per 100,000 people | +130.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5952 per 100,000 people | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4969 per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5393 per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.607 per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7272 per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7945 per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.817 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6797 per 100,000 people | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6763 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5834 per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3876 per 100,000 people | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4561 per 100,000 people | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4364 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.295 per 100,000 people | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2423 per 100,000 people | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2503 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2394 per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4519 per 100,000 people | +88.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7915 per 100,000 people | +75.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5443 per 100,000 people | -31.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.5443 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 58% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.5443 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 13% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4424 per 100,000 people | 0.1067 per 100,000 people | 0.9037 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5853 per 100,000 people | 0.295 per 100,000 people | 0.817 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4199 per 100,000 people | 0.2394 per 100,000 people | 0.7915 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 187 Singapore 0.6643 per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Philippines 0.6208 per 100,000 people compare
- 189 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.5451 per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Denmark 0.4952 per 100,000 people compare
- 192 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 per 100,000 people compare
- 192 United Kingdom 0.4861 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 225 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belgium?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belgium was 0.5443 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9037 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1067 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Belgium ranks 190th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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