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Palestine → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Palestine
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
4,001
Change since 2018
+42.5%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
2.62%
Inflow 20234,001OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Palestine to Belgium

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

Inflows by year

2,0014,001200820112014201720202023
2,0014,001200820112014201720202023
Data table
200854
200969
201074
201197
201286
201351
201483
2015109
2016584
2017852
20182,807
20192,630
2020721
20211,668
20223,923
20234,001
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—14,883—
20234,00111,753573
20223,9238,500381
20211,6687,275174
20207216,849135
20192,6304,48682
20182,8071,89549
20178521,15246
201658461171
201510953937
20148349824
20135152040
20128647942
20119741746
20107433833
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

4,1928,38319901995200020052010201520202024
4,1928,38319902000201020202024
Data table
199026
199541
200066
2005108
2010304
2015715
20204,387
20248,383
Estimate, 2024
8,383
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.36%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
44
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 Palestine (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons1,743
  2. Family744
  3. Education22
  4. Work17
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,526000
20243,25201,44596
20232,236057384
20222,387038185
20212,313117478
2020737013552
201978308232
201882604912
201739504619
201648707127
201512803727
201410902418
20135604018
2012940420
20111080460
2010970330
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Researchers8
  2. Other paid activities5
  3. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)4
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
13,304
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
878
Changed status into work, 2025
2
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; Palestine ranks 11.

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 Palestine, 2023
  1. Türkiye2,071
  2. Germany1,091
  3. Canada725
  4. Iceland211
  5. Sweden210
  6. Italy131
  7. France93
  8. Hungary65
  9. Japan57
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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