Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Net migration

Belgium
31,989
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
-408,528
in 2025
Belgium rank
27th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th

Net migration over time

  • Belgium
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k1.0M196019922025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 31,989 against -408,528 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 440,517.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 217 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 16,593 -178,030 194,623 Belgium
1970s 10,595 -385,900 396,496 Belgium
1980s 3,824 -143,610 147,434 Belgium
1990s 15,470 -95,759 111,230 Belgium
2000s 48,560 -770,804 819,364 Belgium
2010s 50,692 -379,367 430,059 Belgium
2020s 49,387 -437,210 486,596 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Belgium, at 31,989 against -408,528 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
440,517, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for net migration?
Belgium ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,490 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.