Belgium had 48,521 nationality changes in 2022

Population
Belgium had 48,521 nationality changes in 2022

In 2022, 48,482 inhabitants obtained the Belgian nationality and 39 inhabitants lost it, which represents a total of 48,521 nationality changes. This is what emerges from the figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office.

The top five nationalities who obtained the Belgian nationality in 2022:

  1. Moroccans (4,842)
  2. Syrians (3,615)
  3. Romanians (2,791)
  4. Iraqi (2,001)
  5. Afghans (1,979)