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Moldova → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Moldova
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
781
Change since 2018
+177.0%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
0.51%
Inflow 2023781OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Moldova to Belgium

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

Inflows by year

5731,145200820112014201720202023
5731,145200820112014201720202023
Data table
2008144
2009156
2010182
2011201
2012194
2013146
2014140
2015148
2016147
2017249
2018282
2019314
2020338
2021622
20221,145
2023781
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—4,067—
20237813,73098
20221,1452,68284
20216222,16476
20203381,89883
20193141,677102
20182821,549136
20172491,490148
20161471,535149
20151481,522100
20141401,46348
20131461,44171
20121941,34656
20112011,30443
201018291366
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

3,4576,91319901995200020052010201520202024
3,4576,91319902000201020202024
Data table
19909
199514
200022
200571
2010282
2015885
20203,193
20246,913
Estimate, 2024
6,913
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.29%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
50
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 Moldova (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family330
  2. Other reasons79
  3. Work8
  4. Education7
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025424000
20245420138103
202365209883
202266908453
202150707650
202033408356
20193991102174
2018323013646
2017248014839
2016175014955
2015180010042
201415804848
201316707135
20121950560
20112470430
20103060660
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities7
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,232
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
633
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; Moldova ranks 36.

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 Moldova, 2023
  1. Germany9,609
  2. Italy3,206
  3. Spain1,634
  4. United States1,090
  5. Czechia836
  6. France666
  7. Türkiye537
  8. Portugal509
  9. Lithuania399
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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