Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

In 2024, Bulgaria's asylum first-instance decisions (total) decreased by 5.9% compared to 2023, reaching 8,220.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 754,225.

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 557.6% (from 1,250 in 2019).

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