El Salvador → Belgium
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- El Salvador
- To
- Belgium
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 142
- Change since 2018
- -39.6%
- Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
- 0.09%
Inflow 2023142OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from El Salvador to Belgium
Inflows of nationals of El Salvador recorded by Belgium; stock of nationals of El Salvador living there; and acquisitions of Belgium's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 60 |
| 2012 | 35 |
| 2013 | 32 |
| 2014 | 34 |
| 2015 | 50 |
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 134 |
| 2018 | 235 |
| 2019 | 1,357 |
| 2020 | 477 |
| 2021 | 86 |
| 2022 | 244 |
| 2023 | 142 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 1,898 | — |
| 2023 | 142 | 2,007 | 62 |
| 2022 | 244 | 1,973 | 33 |
| 2021 | 86 | 2,455 | 31 |
| 2020 | 477 | 2,066 | 14 |
| 2019 | 1,357 | 692 | 16 |
| 2018 | 235 | 482 | 19 |
| 2017 | 134 | 361 | 12 |
| 2016 | 100 | 274 | 7 |
| 2015 | 50 | 222 | 10 |
| 2014 | 34 | 216 | 4 |
| 2013 | 32 | 195 | 8 |
| 2012 | 35 | 174 | 7 |
| 2011 | 60 | 114 | 3 |
| 2010 | 21 | 95 | 11 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in El Salvador who live in Belgium: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 137 |
| 1995 | 181 |
| 2000 | 239 |
| 2005 | 317 |
| 2010 | 397 |
| 2015 | 569 |
| 2020 | 2,691 |
| 2024 | 2,981 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 2,981
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.13%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 78
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Residence permits in Belgium
First residence permits issued by Belgium to citizens of El Salvador (Eurostat).
- Other reasons121
- Family41
- Work6
- Education2
| Year | First permits | EU Blue Cards | Citizenships acquired | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 132 | 0 | 124 | 19 |
| 2023 | 128 | 0 | 62 | 19 |
| 2022 | 154 | 1 | 33 | 21 |
| 2021 | 139 | 0 | 31 | 18 |
| 2020 | 83 | 0 | 14 | 13 |
| 2019 | 135 | 0 | 16 | 11 |
| 2018 | 260 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| 2017 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 2016 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
- Other paid activities4
- Highly skilled workers (national schemes)2
- Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
- 1,043
- Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
- 164
- Changed status into work, 2025
- 2
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Belgium, 2023; El Salvador ranks 93.
- Romania12,889
- Ukraine11,972
- France11,830
- Netherlands7,385
- Spain6,420
- Morocco6,155
- Türkiye6,119
- Italy5,642
- Syria5,496
- Portugal4,398
- Palestine4,001
- Afghanistan3,934
- United States27,280
- Mexico4,697
- Italy2,014
- Canada555
- Germany444
- Japan94
- Netherlands85
- Chile73
- Sweden63
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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