Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2021, Bulgaria's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 145.7% compared to 2020, reaching 2,015.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 202,985.

Bulgaria ranks 12th 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 49.3% (from 1,350 in 2016).

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