BG · 2023 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
Bulgaria, 2023
Asylum first-instance decisions (total)
8,740
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 81.5% vs 2022 (4,815)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 81.5% compared to 2022, reaching 8,740.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 677,820.
Bulgaria ranks 11th 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 314.2% (from 2,110 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.3%
EU-27: 677,820
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asydcfsta