Belgium vs Ireland: Net migration

Belgium

31,989

in 2025

Ireland

35,417

in 2025

Belgium rank

27th

Ireland rank

26th

Net migration over time

Belgium
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 35,417 against 31,989 in Belgium, a difference of 3,428.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Belgium
Net migration in Ireland
Full country ranking

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: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.