Belgium → Portugal
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Belgium
- To
- Portugal
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,623
- Change since 2018
- +87.0%
- Share of all arrivals in Portugal, 2023
- 0.52%
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Migration from Belgium to Portugal
Inflows of nationals of Belgium recorded by Portugal; stock of nationals of Belgium living there; and acquisitions of Portugal's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2011 | 1,752 |
| 2012 | 210 |
| 2013 | 279 |
| 2014 | 387 |
| 2015 | 412 |
| 2016 | 594 |
| 2017 | 813 |
| 2018 | 868 |
| 2019 | 914 |
| 2020 | 787 |
| 2021 | 959 |
| 2022 | 1,097 |
| 2023 | 1,623 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,623 | 6,037 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1,097 | 5,657 | 11 |
| 2021 | 959 | 5,183 | 7 |
| 2020 | 787 | 4,781 | 12 |
| 2019 | 914 | 4,147 | 8 |
| 2018 | 868 | 3,508 | 9 |
| 2017 | 813 | 2,853 | 7 |
| 2016 | 594 | 2,388 | 8 |
| 2015 | 412 | 2,105 | 5 |
| 2014 | 387 | 1,881 | 7 |
| 2013 | 279 | 1,771 | — |
| 2012 | 210 | 1,752 | — |
| 2011 | 1,752 | 1,707 | — |
| 2010 | — | 1,609 | — |
Migrant population
People born in Belgium who live in Portugal: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 1,464 |
| 1995 | 2,120 |
| 2000 | 2,862 |
| 2005 | 3,205 |
| 2010 | 3,017 |
| 2015 | 3,421 |
| 2020 | 3,924 |
| 2024 | 4,414 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 4,414
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.39%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 27
- Counted by
- country of birth
Portugal's consulates in Belgium
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Portugal's consulates located in Belgium.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Portugal in Belgium, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Brussels | bruxelas.embaixadaportugal.mne.pt |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023; Belgium ranks 19.
- France7,813
- Spain5,920
- Netherlands3,310
- Germany2,533
- Switzerland1,855
- Luxembourg882
- United States640
- Italy563
- Canada545
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