Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belgium
Belgium: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.5443 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belgium stood at 0.5443.
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 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1067, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 188th of 239 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 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1949 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1067 | -45.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2028 | +90.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3847 | +89.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3925 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9037 | +130.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5952 | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4969 | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5393 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.607 | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7272 | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7945 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.817 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6797 | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6763 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5834 | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3876 | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4561 | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4364 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.295 | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2423 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2503 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2394 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4519 | +88.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7915 | +75.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5443 | -31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4424 | 0.1067 | 0.9037 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5853 | 0.295 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4199 | 0.2394 | 0.7915 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 185 Singapore 0.6643 compare
- 186 Philippines 0.6208 compare
- 187 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.5451 compare
- 189 Denmark 0.4952 compare
- 190 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 compare
- 190 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4861 compare
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 (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 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 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 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Belgium ranks 188th out of 239 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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