BG · 2022 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Bulgaria, 2022

First-time asylum applications
20,260
Bulgaria, 2022
▲ 86.1% vs 2021 (10,885)
Analysis

In 2022, Bulgaria's first-time asylum applications increased by 86.1% compared to 2021, reaching 20,260.

Bulgaria accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 874,040.

Bulgaria ranks 10th 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 483.9% (from 3,470 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
2.3%
EU-27: 874,040
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
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