NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by net migration rate including statistical adjustment

Arr. Oostende had the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment of 44 areas in 2013, at 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Arr. Bastogne had the lowest, at -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Belgium was 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest7.6Arr. Oostende

Lowest-3.6Arr. Bastogne

Median2.744 areas

Belgium4.5History

All areas, 2013

per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2013 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2012
1	Arr. Oostende Series break	7.6	+3.1 pts
2	Arr. Aalst Series break	6.1	-0.3 pts
3	Arr. Mons Series break	5.9	+0.8 pts
4	Arr. Ath	5.8	n/a
5	Arr. La Louvière	5.4	n/a
6	Arr. Veurne Series break	5.1	-2.3 pts
7	Arr. Huy Series break	5	-3.5 pts
8	Arr. Dendermonde Series break	4.9	+2.3 pts
8	Arr. Waremme Series break	4.9	-3.5 pts
10	Arr. Gent Series break	4.6	+2.9 pts
10	Arr. Namur Series break	4.6	+0.7 pts
12	Arr. Mechelen Series break	4.5	-0.2 pts
12	Arr. Nivelles Series break	4.5	-1 pts
14	Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde Series break	4.4	-2 pts
15	Arr. Tournai-Mouscron	3.7	n/a
16	Arr. Roeselare Series break	3.6	-0.5 pts
17	Arr. Thuin	3.4	n/a
17	Arr. Turnhout Series break	3.4	-0.4 pts
19	Arr. Oudenaarde Series break	3.2	-0.5 pts
20	Arr. Sint-Niklaas Series break	2.9	-0.3 pts
21	Arr. Tielt Series break	2.8	+0.1 pts
22	Arr. Leuven Series break	2.7	+0.1 pts
23	Arr. Arlon Series break	2.6	-3.8 pts
24	Arr. Eeklo Series break	2.4	-0.3 pts
25	Arr. Hasselt	2.3	n/a
26	Arr. Diksmuide Series break	2.2	-2 pts
27	Arr. Kortrijk Series break	2.1	+0.4 pts
28	Arr. Liège Series break	2	-2.8 pts
29	Arr. Brugge Series break	1.9	-3.4 pts
30	Arr. Neufchâteau Series break	1.5	-3.1 pts
31	Arr. Antwerpen Series break	1.3	-2.4 pts
31	Arr. Philippeville Series break	1.3	-0.6 pts
33	Arr. Tongeren Series break	0.9	-0.3 pts
34	Arr. Maaseik	0.7	n/a
35	Arr. Virton Series break	0.1	-2.5 pts
36	Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Series break	0	+0.3 pts
37	Arr. Soignies	-0.3	n/a
38	Arr. Verviers - communes francophones Series break	-0.4	+0.3 pts
39	Arr. Ieper Series break	-0.7	+1.4 pts
40	Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Series break	-1.2	-5.4 pts
41	Arr. Charleroi	-1.3	n/a
42	Arr. Dinant Series break	-2.6	-7.1 pts
42	Arr. Marche-en-Famenne Series break	-2.6	-5.1 pts
44	Arr. Bastogne Series break	-3.6	-9.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Net migration including statistical adjustment during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment).

Comparable across EU countries and regions. Eurostat derives the net figure as a residual of population change, so it includes census revisions and other statistical adjustments.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which area has the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment?

Arr. Oostende, with 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration rate including statistical adjustment?

Arr. Bastogne, with -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.