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Netherlands → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Netherlands
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
7,385
Change since 2018
-5.5%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
4.84%
Inflow 20237,385OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Netherlands to Belgium

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

Inflows by year

5,85112k200020032006200920122015201820212023
5,85112k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20007,178
20018,167
20028,404
20038,547
20048,789
200510,109
200611,488
200711,370
200811,702
20098,774
20108,445
20118,530
20128,120
20137,922
20148,066
20158,125
20167,863
20177,770
20187,815
20197,751
20206,876
20217,585
20228,090
20237,385
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—167,880—
20237,385165,9511,552
20228,090163,1411,433
20217,585160,9321,040
20206,876159,467939
20197,751157,0711,296
20187,815154,7491,064
20177,770153,2451,368
20167,863151,6511,390
20158,125148,885993
20148,066145,950705
20137,922143,8471,272
20128,120141,059961
20118,530137,797495
20108,445133,536641
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

68k136k19901995200020052010201520202024
68k136k19902000201020202024
Data table
199079,743
199586,632
200094,048
2005109,559
2010125,625
2015128,975
2020131,369
2024136,488
Estimate, 2024
136,488
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
5.8%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
3
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

Belgium's consulates in the Netherlands

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Belgium's consulates located in the Netherlands.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202420150.0%
202288112.5%
2021950—
2020960—
2019640—
201895333.3%
201797111.1%
2016750—
2015210—
2014430—
2013660—
201249450—
201131266.7%
2010330—
2009330—

Applications by year

2549200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024
2549200920122015201820212024
Data table
20093
20103
20113
201249
20136
20144
20152
20167
20179
20189
20196
20209
20219
20228
20242
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Belgium, 2023; the Netherlands ranks 4.

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 the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Spain8,956
  2. Germany7,550
  3. Portugal3,177
  4. France2,341
  5. Sweden1,648
  6. Switzerland1,590
  7. United States1,500
  8. Japan1,387
  9. Denmark1,165
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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