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Eritrea → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Eritrea
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,219
Change since 2018
+203.1%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
1.45%
Inflow 20232,219OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Eritrea to Belgium

Inflows of nationals of Eritrea recorded by Belgium; stock of nationals of Eritrea living there; and acquisitions of Belgium's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,1102,219200820112014201720202023
1,1102,219200820112014201720202023
Data table
20089
20099
201058
201179
201280
201367
2014733
2015329
2016309
2017613
2018732
20191,114
2020808
20211,417
20221,899
20232,219
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—9,073—
20232,2197,476453
20221,8995,810245
20211,4174,615246
20208084,171274
20191,1142,95445
20187322,17814
20176131,55518
20163091,26223
201532998924
201473329513
20136729025
20128022910
2011792344
2010581178
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Eritrea who live in Belgium: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

2,7175,43420052010201520202024
2,7175,43420052010201520202024
Data table
20052
201019
2015310
20201,990
20245,434
Estimate, 2024
5,434
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.23%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
55
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 Eritrea (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons1,327
  2. Family405
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,732000
20242,309059413
20231,70904533
20221,334024510
20211,053024612
202073102740
20195140456
20185790144
20175140183
20164000232
20155550241
20141740132
2013350252
2012320100
201129040
201042080
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
9,536
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
877
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Belgium, 2023; Eritrea ranks 19.

Inflows to Belgium, 2023
  1. Romania12,889
  2. Ukraine11,972
  3. France11,830
  4. Netherlands7,385
  5. Spain6,420
  6. Morocco6,155
  7. Türkiye6,119
  8. Italy5,642
  9. Syria5,496
  10. Portugal4,398
  11. Palestine4,001
  12. Afghanistan3,934
Other destinations for people from Eritrea, 2023
  1. Canada10,680
  2. Germany3,904
  3. United States1,990
  4. Netherlands1,943
  5. Switzerland1,364
  6. France783
  7. Sweden768
  8. Norway686
  9. Luxembourg321
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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