Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2023, Bulgaria's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 32.5% compared to 2022, reaching 5,790.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 358,275.

Bulgaria ranks 9th 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 682.4% (from 740 in 2018).

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