BG · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Bulgaria, 2017
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
4,740
Bulgaria, 2017
▲ 55.7% vs 2016 (3,045)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 55.7% compared to 2016, reaching 4,740.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 933,565.
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 640.6% (from 640 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.5%
EU-27: 933,565
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta