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First-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria

Bulgaria received 3,800 first-time asylum applications in 2025.

Measure: First-time asylum applicants Unit: People Data: 2011 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Bulgaria, 2025 3,800 People
Change from 2024 −68.7% 2024: 12,130 applicants
European Union, 2025 672,350 applicants Official aggregate
Position in 2025 14th of 32 See the full ranking

First-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

First-time asylum applicants (people), 2011 to 2025
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 3,800 applicants 672,350 applicants
2024 12,130 applicants 912,835 applicants
2023 22,390 applicants 1,049,905 applicants
2022 20,260 applicants 874,035 applicants
2021 10,890 applicants 536,270 applicants
2020 3,460 applicants 415,475 applicants
2019 2,075 applicants 629,230 applicants
2018 2,465 applicants 564,905 applicants
2017 3,470 applicants 620,465 applicants
2016 18,990 applicants 1,167,075 applicants
2015 20,160 applicants 1,217,185 applicants
2014 10,805 applicants 530,970 applicants
2013 6,980 applicants –
2012 1,230 applicants –
2011 705 applicants –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of −68.7% from 12,130 applicants in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 20,160 applicants, the figure has changed by −81.2%.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.

More for Bulgaria

All statistics for Bulgaria
Immigration 52,189 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 13,002 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 343 people 2024 · Eurostat Net migration rate 5.5 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 0.8 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -2,961 people 2025 · World Bank

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
migr_asyappctza · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A citizen=TOTAL applicant=FRST sex=T unit=PER age=TOTAL
Observation period
2011 to 2025 for Bulgaria
Provider update
3 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat