36,200 people acquired Belgian nationality in 2018

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36,200 people acquired Belgian nationality in 2018

In 2018, 36,200 people acquired Belgian nationality. The predominant countries of origin of people who acquired Belgian nationality in 2018 are Morocco (13% of the total), Romania (6%), Poland (4%), Italy (4%) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (3%).

Ten years ago, Morocco (22%), Turkey (8%), Russia (7%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5%) and Italy (5%) were the five main countries of origin of the new Belgians.