Belgium
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
2349000
Immigrant Population
20%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
522000
Emigrant Population
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How Can Europe Deliver on the Potential of Talent Partnerships?
Amid looming labour shortages, Europe’s Talent Partnerships represent a possible solution. But success will depend on buy-in and flexible design, as pilot programmes have yet to demonstrate scalability.
Borderless Europe: Seven Decades of Free Movement
Europe's free-movement regime faces its greatest stress test, with Brexit, COVID-19, and rising nationalism challenging an area of mobility spanning more than 460 million people.
Building Welcome from the Ground up: European small and rural communities engaging in refugee resettlement
Small and rural European communities are increasingly resettling refugees and can do so successfully with tailored support and sustained coordination with national programmes.
The Next Generation of Refugee Resettlement in Europe: Ambitions for the future and how to realise them
Europe now resettles nearly half of all refugees globally and must leverage its growing capacity to build ambitious, evidence-driven programmes, despite COVID-19 disruptions.
The COVID-19 Shock to the System of Human Mobility and the International Response
What did COVID-19 reveal about global migration governance, border closures, and international coordination?
Brexit on the Backburner: Citizens’ rights and the implementation of the withdrawal agreement in a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic delayed implementation of Brexit citizens' rights across the EU-26, jeopardising post-Brexit status for an estimated 4.6 million EU and UK nationals.
Driving Migrant Inclusion through Social Innovation: Lessons for cities in a pandemic
Social innovations pioneered by European cities after the 2015–16 migration crisis offer key lessons for advancing migrant inclusion during and after COVID-19.
Chasing Efficiency: Can operational changes fix European asylum systems?
Since Europe's 2015–16 migration crisis, EU countries have tested operational asylum reforms, yielding mixed but instructive results.
Beyond Work: Reducing Social Isolation for Refugee Women and Other Marginalized Newcomers
Newcomers not in the workplace are at heightened risk for social isolation. Investment in economic empowerment, volunteering, and nonwork programs can combat social isolation.
Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: From bright spots to system change
Social innovation for refugee inclusion surged in Europe after 2015 but must move beyond niche pilots through smarter partnerships, evaluation, and sustainable funding.
