First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Bulgaria's first-time asylum applications decreased by 45.8% compared to 2023, reaching 12,140.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Bulgaria ranks 11th 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 485.1% (from 2,075 in 2019).

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