Refugee population in Belgium

Period	Refugee population	Change
2023	167,831	+17,118
2022	150,713	+76,650
2021	74,063	+9,090
2020	64,973	+3,311
2019	61,662	+19,504
2018	42,158	0
2017	42,158	0
2016	42,158	+6,856
2015	35,302	+6,132
2014	29,170	+3,553
2013	25,617	+3,594
2012	22,023	-373
2011	22,396	+4,505
2010	17,891	+2,355
2009	15,536	-1,489
2008	17,025	-553
2007	17,578	+767
2006	16,811	+1,534
2005	15,277	+1,755
2004	13,522	+939
2003	12,583	+23
2002	12,560	+308
2001	12,252	-6,569
2000	18,821	+2,074
1999	16,747	+1,246
1998	15,501	-20,559
1997	36,060	0
1996	36,060	+4,369
1995	31,691	+12,194
1994	19,497	-5,411
1993	24,908	+616
1992	24,292	+221
1991	24,071	-1,840
1990	25,911	+380
1989	25,531	+2,414
1988	23,117	+1,117
1987	22,000	-13,900
1986	35,900	-700
1985	36,600	+200
1984	36,400	+1,400
1983	35,000	+14,000
1982	21,000	-14,000
1981	35,000	+2,000
1980	33,000	+1,000
1979	32,000	+15,000
1978	17,000	0
1977	17,000	0
1976	17,000	+212
1975	16,788	+5,688
1974	11,100	-8,900
1973	20,000	-9,000
1972	29,000	0
1971	29,000	-2,500
1970	31,500	+1,500
1969	30,000	-3,000
1968	33,000	-1,000
1967	34,000	-6,000
1966	40,000	-7,000
1965	47,000	0
1964	47,000	-3,000
1963	50,000	-1,000
1962	51,000	-2,000
1961	53,000	-2,000
1960	55,000