Population
In 2021, 39,275 persons changed their nationality in Belgium. 39,233 persons acquired the Belgian nationality, while 42 were deprived of it. This is what emerged from the figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office.
The top five nationalities who obtained Belgian nationality in 2021:
- Moroccans (3,698)
- Syrians (3,385)
- Romanians (1,968)
- Iraqi (1,891)
- Afghans (1,460)