Population by original nationality group (City of Brussels)

This statistic provides information on the origin of the population of the City of Brussels.These statistics on origin are based on the following characteristics: the person's current nationality and first registered nationality, as well as the parents' first registered nationality. These characteristics are available in the National Register of Natural Persons (RNPP) managed by the SPF Intérieur. The starting point for determining origin is current nationality. If it is not Belgian, the person falls into the ‘non-Belgian’ category.If the current nationality is Belgian, the first nationality registered is looked at secondarily. If it is non-Belgian, the person falls into the ‘Belgian of foreign origin’ category. If the current nationality and the first registered nationality are Belgian, then the first registered nationality of the parents is examined. If one or both parents have a non-Belgian first registered nationality, then the person belongs to the ‘Belgian of foreign origin’ category.Finally, people who do not belong to any of the above categories are classified in the ‘Belgian of Belgian origin’ category.Nationality is finally subdivided into four main categories: Belgian; Neighbouring country, i.e. Germany, France, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom; EU27, excluding Belgium and neighbouring countries; Non-EU27.