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Nepal → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Nepal
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
427
Change since 2018
+170.3%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
0.28%
Inflow 2023427OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Nepal to Belgium

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

Inflows by year

355710200820112014201720202023
355710200820112014201720202023
Data table
2008171
2009220
2010300
2011710
2012424
2013268
2014232
2015202
2016147
2017142
2018158
2019179
2020173
2021328
2022393
2023427
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—2,686—
20234272,40897
20223932,14990
20213281,94888
20201731,90488
20191791,856158
20181581,922187
20171422,141308
20161472,386337
20152022,507257
20142322,613102
20132682,812124
20124242,659165
20117102,328136
20103001,424160
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

2,9445,88719901995200020052010201520202024
2,9445,88719902000201020202024
Data table
1990232
1995375
2000606
2005979
20102,381
20153,568
20204,257
20245,887
Estimate, 2024
5,887
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.25%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
53
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 Nepal (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family669
  2. Other reasons154
  3. Education67
  4. Work30
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025920000
2024754016167
202345909778
202244809056
202135008852
202017508865
2019211015861
2018157118748
2017177030848
2016180033752
2015242025739
2014257010233
2013269012430
201231901650
201132401360
201037101600
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities28
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1
  3. Researchers1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,728
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
706
Changed status into work, 2025
3
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; Nepal ranks 55.

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 Nepal, 2023
  1. Japan39,564
  2. South Korea20,147
  3. Australia13,771
  4. United States11,150
  5. New Zealand2,811
  6. Denmark2,149
  7. Canada1,760
  8. Germany1,470
  9. Finland1,319
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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