Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Net migration

Belgium
31,989
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
-405,879
in 2025
Belgium rank
27th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

Net migration over time

  • Belgium
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k1.0M196019922025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 31,989 against -405,879 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 437,868.

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 16,593 -177,994 194,588 Belgium
1970s 10,595 -386,025 396,620 Belgium
1980s 3,824 -143,483 147,307 Belgium
1990s 15,470 -93,879 109,349 Belgium
2000s 48,560 -768,250 816,810 Belgium
2010s 50,692 -376,534 427,226 Belgium
2020s 49,387 -435,302 484,688 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 31,989 against -405,879 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
437,868, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for net migration?
Belgium ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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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About this data

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.