BG · 2017 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Bulgaria, 2017
First-time asylum applications
3,470
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 81.7% vs 2016 (19,000)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's first-time asylum applications decreased by 81.7% compared to 2016, reaching 3,470.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 620,460.
Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 181.0% (from 1,235 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.6%
EU-27: 620,460
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm