Observatório da Emigração

Belgium

12/11/2019

Annual Series

A.1 Foreign-born population, 2000-2018

(individuals)

Years	Total Population		Foreign-born
	Total Population		All foreign-born			Born in Portugal
	N	Change in %	N	As a % of total population	Change in %	N	As a % of total population	As a % of all foreign-born	Change in %
2018	11,398,589	0.4	1,916,272	16.8	2.1	36,378	0.3	1.9	0.8
2017	11,351,727	0.4	1,876,726	16.5	1.7	36,074	0.3	1.9	2.4
2016	11,311,117	0.7	1,845,631	16.3	3.5	35,249	0.3	1.9	2.8
2015	11,237,274	0.5	1,783,488	15.9	2.0	34,303	0.3	1.9	3.0
2014	11,180,840	0.4	1,748,748	15.6	1.5	33,292	0.3	1.9	5.7
2013	11,137,974	0.9	1,722,265	15.5	1.9	31,504	0.3	1.8	-0.2
2012	11,035,948	0.8	1,689,526	15.3	2.8	31,560	0.3	1.9	7.2
2011	10,951,266	1.0	1,643,614	15.0	0.9	29,453	0.3	1.8	4.0
2010	10,839,905	0.8	1,628,793	15.0	8.3	28,310	0.3	1.7	2.8
2009	10,753,080	0.8	1,503,806	14.0	4.2	27,532	0.3	1.8	3.7
2008	10,666,866	0.8	1,443,937	13.5	4.6	26,541	0.2	1.8	6.4
2007	10,584,534	0.7	1,380,323	13.0	4.6	24,950	0.2	1.8	3.9
2006	10,511,382	0.6	1,319,302	12.6	4.0	24,005	0.2	1.8	2.9
2005	10,445,852	0.5	1,268,915	12.2	4.0	23,337	0.2	1.8	2.4
2004	10,396,421	0.4	1,220,062	11.7	2.9	22,795	0.2	1.9	2.1
2003	10,355,844	..	1,185,456	11.4	2.9	22,324	0.2	1.9	3.1
2002	..	..	1,151,799	..	3.6	21,657	..	1.9	..
2001	..	..	1,112,158	..	..	..	..	..	..
2000	10,282,033	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

Last annual update: 12/07/2019

Metadata

Note Data rectified by the responsible entity from 2013 onwards (total popularion) and amended by the OEm on 17/08/18. The values refer to January 1 of the years indicated by the statistical institute.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from SPF – Economie, Direction Générale Statistique et Information Économique – Population - Chiffres Population 1990-2011, e 2010-2014 (population et mobilité); Born abroad and in Portugal: OECD, International Migration Database (2001-2012); Eurostat, Statistics Database, Population and Social Conditions (from 2013 onwards); United Nations Statistics Division (estimates).

A.2 Foreign population, 2000-2018

(individuals)

Years	Total population		Foreigners
	Total population		All foreigners			Foreigners with Portuguese citizenship
	N	Change in %	N	As a % of total population	Change in %	N	As a % of total population	As a % of all foreigners	Change in %
2018	11,398,589	0.4	1,376,432	12.1	1.7	46,391	0.4	2.4	1.8
2017	11,351,727	0.4	1,353,775	11.9	2.0	45,569	0.4	2.4	3.2
2016	11,311,117	0.7	1,327,421	11.7	4.3	44,166	0.4	2.4	3.6
2015	11,237,274	0.5	1,272,751	11.3	2.8	42,640	0.4	2.4	3.8
2014	11,180,840	0.4	1,237,696	11.1	1.2	41,095	0.4	2.4	6.1
2013	11,137,974	0.9	1,222,741	11.0	-0.2	38,740	0.4	2.2	7.4
2012	11,035,948	0.8	1,224,904	11.1	5.4	36,082	0.3	2.1	4.7
2011	10,951,266	1.0	1,162,608	10.6	9.9	34,466	0.3	2.1	4.2
2010	10,839,905	0.8	1,057,666	9.8	4.4	33,084	0.3	2.0	4.4
2009	10,753,080	0.8	1,013,260	9.4	4.3	31,681	0.3	2.1	6.3
2008	10,666,866	0.8	971,448	9.1	4.2	29,800	0.3	2.1	..
2007	10,584,534	0.7	932,161	8.8	3.5	..	..	..	..
2006	10,511,382	0.6	900,473	8.6	3.4	27,975	0.3	2.1	2.2
2005	10,445,852	0.5	870,862	8.3	1.2	27,373	0.3	2.2	2.1
2004	10,396,421	0.4	860,287	8.3	1.2	26,802	0.3	2.2	3.0
2003	10,355,844	..	850,077	8.2	..	26,033	0.3	2.2	..
2002	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
2001	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
2000	10,282,033	..	895,900	8.7	..	24,911	0.2	..	..

Last annual update:12/07/2019

Metadata

A.3 Consular registrations, 2001-2018

(individuals)

Years	All registrations		Registrations by migrants born in Portugal			Registrations by migrants with Portuguese citizenship
Years	N	Change in %	N	As a % of all registrations	Change in %	N	As a % of all registrations	Change in %
2018	59,336	3.7	..	..	..	..	..	..
2017	57,215	-10.6	..	..	..	..	..	..
2016	63,965	4.2	..	..	..	..	..	..
2015	61,376	5.8	..	..	..	..	..	..
2014	58,020	7.5	..	..	..	..	..	..
2013	53,977	15.7	..	..	..	..	..	..
2012	46,642	5.5	33,039	70.8	4.2	46,124	98.9	5.6
2011	44,228	1.7	31,698	71.7	0.6	43,694	98.8	0.5
2010	43,509	4.4	31,511	72.4	3.0	43,484	100.0	5.7
2009	41,672	33.6	30,610	73.5	25.5	41,133	98.7	32.0
2008	31,185	..	24,400	78.2	14.4	31,173	100.0	..
2001	..	..	21,331	..	..	..	..	..

Last annual update: 21/10/2019

Metadata

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Portuguese consulates and Consular Management System (DGACCP), data granted upon request.

A.4 Foreign inflows, 2000-2017

(individuals)

Years	Total inflows		Portuguese inflows
Years	N	Change in %	N	As a % of total population	Change in %
2017	109,515	6.1	2,691	2.5	-6.0
2016	103,187	-19.9	2,863	2.8	-2.2
2015	128,762	21.1	2,927	2.3	-2.2
2014	106,345	-9.6	2,993	2.8	-30.9
2013	117,595	-8.8	4,332	3.7	2.5
2012	128,948	9.3	4,228	3.3	34.6
2011	117,948	3.8	3,140	2.7	15.6
2010	113,582	10.6	2,717	2.4	-4.8
2009	102,714	-3.1	2,854	2.8	-10.8
2008	106,012	13.5	3,200	3.0	39.6
2007	93,387	11.9	2,293	2.5	13.0
2006	83,433	7.8	2,030	2.4	5.0
2005	77,411	6.9	1,934	2.5	1.4
2004	72,446	5.3	1,907	2.6	4.6
2003	68,800	-2.0	1,823	2.6	16.3
2002	70,230	6.5	1,567	2.2	16.3
2001	65,974	15.2	1,347	2.0	1.7
2000	57,295	..	1,324	2.3	..

Last annual update: 18/09/2019

Metadata

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from OCDE, Demography and Population – International Migration Database.

A.5 Acquisition of citizenship of the destination country, 2000-2017

(individuals)

Years	Acquisition of citizenship by all foreigners		Acquisition of citizenship by Portuguese
Years	N	Change in %	N	As a % of total population	Change in %
2017	37,399	17.1	238	0.6	28.0
2016	31,935	18.0	186	0.6	10.1
2015	27,071	44.6	169	0.6	50.9
2014	18,726	-46.2	112	0.6	-39.5
2013	34,801	-9.9	185	0.5	-12.3
2012	38,612	29.6	211	0.6	27.9
2011	29,786	-14.0	165	0.6	3.8
2010	34,636	5.7	159	0.5	-26.0
2009	32,767	-13.1	215	0.7	-10.4
2008	37,710	4.6	240	0.6	-15.5
2007	36,063	13.2	284	0.8	18.8
2006	31,860	1.1	239	0.8	4.4
2005	31,512	-9.3	229	0.7	-4.6
2004	34,754	3.1	240	0.7	18.2
2003	33,709	-27.4	203	0.6	-36.2
2002	46,417	-26.3	318	0.7	15.2
2001	62,982	1.4	276	0.4	70.4
2000	62,082	..	162	0.3	..

Last annual update: 27/05/2019

Metadata

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from OCDE, Demography and Population – International Migration Database e Eurostat, Acquisition of citizenship by sex, age group and former citizenship (values from 2010 onwoards).

A.6 Remittances, 2000-2018

(euros, thousands)

Years	Inward flows (thousand euros) (a)		Outward flows (thousand euros) (b)		Balance (a/b)
Years	N	Change in %		Change in %	Balance (a/b)
2018	58,580	-11.9	1,840	-25.2	32
2017	66,500	-15.7	2,460	-26.4	27
2016	78,900	18.5	3,340	69.6	24
2015	66,600	-14.5	1,970	-16.9	34
2014	77,900	15.9	2,370	51.0	33
2013	67,210	29.2	1,570	-9.2	43
2012	52,020	36.6	1,730	16.1	30
2011	38,080	10.6	1,490	15.5	26
2010	34,420	11.1	1,290	-15.7	27
2009	30,990	-13.1	1,530	28.6	20
2008	35,670	-5.9	1,190	1.7	30
2007	37,890	34.1	1,170	-30.4	32
2006	28,250	37.1	1,680	38.8	17
2005	20,610	-4.0	1,210	-33.2	17
2004	21,470	-14.8	1,810	34.1	12
2003	25,190	-8.0	1,350	0.8	19
2002	27,390	-40.2	1,340	15.5	20
2001	45,800	-15.7	1,160	-59.7	39
2000	54,300	..	2,880	..	19

Last annual update: 26/02/2019

Metadata

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Banco d e Portugal, BP stat, Exploração multidimensional, Quadros predefinidos, Estatísticas de balança de pagamentos, Remessas de emigrantes/imigrantes.

Census

B.1 Resident population by census and nationality, according to country of birth, 2011-2012

(individuals)

Census by nationality	Total population		All foreign-born		Born in Portugal
Census by nationality	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total	10,983,971	100	1,514,322	100	28,304	100
National	9,832,010	89.5	608,274	40.2	2,897	10.2
Foreign	1,151,961	10.5	906,048	59.8	25,407	89.8

Last annual update: 12/11/2019

Metadata

Note ! Other situations or missing values: 16,667

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from União Europeia, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

B.2 Resident population by census and sex, according to country of birth, 2001-2012

(individuals)

Census by sex	Total population		All foreign-born		Born in Portugal
Census by sex	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total	11,000,638	100	1,517,608	100	28,310	100
Male	5,401,718	49.1	744,828	49.1	14,451	51.0
Female	5,598,920	50.9	772,780	50.9	13,859	49.0
2001/2002
Total	10,296,350	100	1,099,913	100	21,370	100
Male	5,035,446	48.9	530,401	48.2	10,463	49.0
Female	5,260,904	51.1	569,512	51.8	10,907	51.0

Last annual update: 12/11/2019

Metadata

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from European Union, Eurostat (2001/2002), 2011 census hub

B.3 Resident population by census and age group, according to country of birth, 2001-2012

(individuals)

Census by age group	Total population		All foreign-born		Born in Portugal
Census by age group	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total	11,000,638	100	1,517,608	100	28,310	100
-15 Years	1,867,297	17.0	124,593	8.2	1,952	6.9
15-39 Years	3,497,624	31.8	597,743	39.4	11,230	39.7
40-64 Years	3,752,537	34.1	593,584	39.1	12,880	45.5
65+ Years	1,883,180	17.1	201,688	13.3	2,248	8.0
2001/2002
Total	10,296,350	100	1,099,913	100	21,370	100
-15 Years	1,804,821	17.5	80,086	7.3	1,501	7.0
15-39 Years	3,463,916	33.6	413,737	37.6	10,222	47.8
40-64 Years	3,283,269	31.9	439,216	39.9	8,316	38.9
65+ Years	1,744,344	17.0	166,874	15.2	1,331	6.2

Last annual update: 12/11/2019

Metadata

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from European Union, Eurostat (2001/2002), 2011 census hub

B.5 Resident population by census and labour force status, according to country of birth, 2011-2012

(individuals)

Census by labour force status	Total population		All foreign-born		Born in Portugal
Census by labour force status	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total	11,000,638	100	1,517,608	100	28,310	100
Employed	4,432,971	40.3	562,581	37.1	14,444	51.0
Unemployed	401,089	3.6	89,595	5.9	1,643	5.8
Inactive	6,166,578	56.1	865,432	57.0	12,223	43.2

Last annual update: 12/11/2019

Metadata

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from União Europeia, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

Notes

[ .. ]	data not available, residual data, not applicable
e	estimate

Data

United Nations, DESA, Population Division: international migrant stock (the 2015 revision)

OECD: international migration database

European Union, Eurostat: database, population and social conditions, demography and migration (pop)

Highlights [+]

Fewer Portuguese entering Belgium for the fourth consecutive year

Portuguese entries in Belgium approach 2010 values

Sharp Decrease in emigration to Belgium in 2014

News and events [+]

Publications [+]

Portuguese Emigration. Statistical Report 2018
[Emigração Portuguesa. Relatório Estatístico 2018]

Portuguese Emigration Factbook 2017

Portuguese Emigration. Statistical Report 2017
[Emigração Portuguesa. Relatório Estatístico 2017]

Resources [+]

Bibliography

(2015), Ecos das migrações: Memórias e representações dos migrantes Séculos XIX-XX , null, Almedina

Research Centers [+]

CEDEM – Centre d'Études de l'Ethnicité et des Migrations

GÉDAP – Groupe d'Étude de Démographie Appliquée

IES – Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

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