Net migration estimates and projections in Bulgaria
The net migration rate in Bulgaria was 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023.
Bulgaria, 2023 (latest estimate)
0.8
Change from 2022
−3.1per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
3.6 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030
-1.5 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2050
-1.3 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2100
-1.0 per 1,000 people
Position in 2023
77th of 216
Net migration estimates and projections in Bulgaria over time
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Bulgaria
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Per 1,000 people. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2100 | -1.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | -1.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | -0.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | -1.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | -1.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | -1.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | -1.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | -1.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | -1.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | -1.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | -1.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | -1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | -1.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | -1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | -1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | -0.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 0.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 3.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 1.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 4.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | -0.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | -0.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | -0.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | -1.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | -0.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | -0.3 per 1,000 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −3.1 from 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was -0.2 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.9.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Bulgaria has the 77th highest value.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Net migration rate
5.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
6,795,803 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Immigration
52,189 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
13,002 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
343 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
3,800 applicants
2025 · Eurostat