Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2024, Bulgaria's asylum positive first-instance decisions decreased by 12.2% compared to 2023, reaching 5,085.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 387,615.

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 1171.3% (from 400 in 2019).

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