Foreign-born population in Belgium
Foreign-born population in Belgium was 2.4 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 3.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.
Foreign-born population in Belgium, 2009 to 2025
All 17 values
| Period | persons |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,399,622 |
| 2024 | 2,324,053 |
| 2023 | 2,246,910 |
| 2022 | 2,119,691 |
| 2021 | 2,065,727 |
| 2020 | 2,026,370 |
| 2019 | 1,968,060 |
| 2018 | 1,916,272 |
| 2017 | 1,876,726 |
| 2016 | 1,845,631 |
| 2015 | 1,783,488 |
| 2014 | 1,748,748 |
| 2013 | 1,722,265 |
| 2012 | 1,677,737 |
| 2011 | 1,628,793 Series break |
| 2010 | 1,503,806 Provisional |
| 2009 | 1,443,937 Provisional |
Rankings
Definition
Residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country, all ages and both sexes (Eurostat migr_pop4ctb, country of birth FOR).
Based on country of birth, not citizenship: people born abroad who hold the nationality of the reporting country are counted, and foreign nationals born in the country are not. People born in another EU country count as foreign born. For the share of the population use foreign_born_share.
How to cite
Eurostat. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the foreign-born population in Belgium?
Foreign-born population in Belgium was 2.4 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 3.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest foreign-born population in Belgium?
2.4 million in 2025, the highest value since 2009 in this series.