Western Europe
Making aliyah from Belgium
1,595 people moved from Belgium to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 101 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Belgium specifically.
Olim in 2025
101
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
1,595
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2015
313 arrivals
Most chosen town
Jerusalem
309 people
Settlement concentration
45.7% of olim from Belgium registered in three towns: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Netanya. That is the 9th most concentrated of the 23 countries with at least 1,000 olim on record.
The record
Aliyah from Belgium, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Belgium by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Jerusalem309
- 2Tel Aviv-Yafo308
- 3Netanya112
- 4Herzliya94
- 5Beit Shemesh78
- 6Petah Tikva71
- 7Ra'anana68
- 8Bnei Brak67
- 9Ashdod49
- 10Kfar Saba35
Age on arrival
19% arrived as children, 19% at 65 or over.
- 10-17310
- 218-24410
- 325-34238
- 435-49143
- 550-64196
- 665+298
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1Not stated226
- 2Retired217
- 3School pupil160
- 4Student132
- 5Yeshiva student57
- 6Professional services54
- 7Unskilled47
- 8Homemaker43
Destination
More went to Jerusalem than anywhere else
309 of the 1,595 arrivals from Belgium registered in Jerusalem, ahead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Netanya, Herzliya.
That is 19% of everyone arriving from Belgium, against 8.2% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Belgium
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights, with group flights organised around the summer and holiday periods in the larger communities.
Western European olim concentrate on the coastal centre: Netanya, Ashdod, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ra'anana.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Belgium compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in Western Europe
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Belgium each year?+
101 in 2025, and 1,595 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2015, with 313 arrivals.
Where do olim from Belgium settle?+
Jerusalem takes the largest share, followed by Tel Aviv-Yafo, Netanya, Herzliya. 19% of olim from Belgium settled in Jerusalem, against 8.2% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Belgium?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Belgium mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 1,595 arrivals recorded, 19% were children under 18 and 19% were 65 or over. That skews towards adults moving without school-age children.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.