Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2022, Bulgaria's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 116.9% compared to 2021, reaching 4,370.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 312,060.

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 157.8% (from 1,695 in 2017).

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