Net migration in Bulgaria
Net migration to Bulgaria was -2,961 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Bulgaria, 2025
-2,961
Change from 2024
−3,485people
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
126th of 217
Net migration in Bulgaria over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2,961 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | 524 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 5,173 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 26,498 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | 11,756 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | 30,167 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | -2,156 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | -3,873 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | -6,109 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | -9,482 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | -4,227 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | -2,180 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | -1,324 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | -26,334 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | -23,360 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | -21,668 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | -19,060 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | -17,595 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | -16,366 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | -15,184 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | -14,435 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | -13,604 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | -13,183 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | -12,735 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | -30,726 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3,485 from 524 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -4,227 people, the figure has changed by +30.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 126th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Immigration
52,189 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
13,002 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
4.4%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
343 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
3,800 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
5.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat