BG · 2022 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Bulgaria, 2022
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
4,815
Bulgaria, 2022
▲ 47.2% vs 2021 (3,270)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 47.2% compared to 2021, reaching 4,815.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 639,310.
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 1.6% (from 4,740 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
0.8%
EU-27: 639,310
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta