BG · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Bulgaria, 2020
First-time asylum applications
3,465
Bulgaria, 2020
▲ 67.0% vs 2019 (2,075)
Analysis
In 2020, Bulgaria's first-time asylum applications increased by 67.0% compared to 2019, reaching 3,465.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
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 fallen by 82.8% (from 20,165 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
0.8%
EU-27: 415,480
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm