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Yemen → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Yemen
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
345
Change since 2018
+194.9%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
0.23%
Inflow 2023345OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Yemen to Belgium

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

Inflows by year

279558200820112014201720202023
279558200820112014201720202023
Data table
20082
20091
201010
201111
201214
201321
201418
201544
201631
201718
2018117
2019385
2020138
2021345
2022558
2023345
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,855—
20233451,55426
20225581,05614
202134578320
20201386619
201938528010
201811718015
20171817711
20163116614
2015441236
2014181166
2013211057
201214979
2011111196
201010535
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Residence permits in Belgium

First residence permits issued by Belgium to citizens of Yemen (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons323
  2. Family306
  3. Education4
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025633000
202450304412
202335702613
20223350147
202138702010
2020201094
2019870104
2018270153
20173001135
2016290143
201551064
201413066
201311073
201212090
201112060
201024050
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,438
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
218
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; Yemen ranks 64.

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 Yemen, 2023
  1. United States5,880
  2. Netherlands3,076
  3. Germany2,529
  4. Türkiye1,712
  5. Canada650
  6. South Korea208
  7. France202
  8. Sweden164
  9. Hungary154
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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