Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Bulgaria's asylum positive decreased by 47.6% compared to 2023, reaching 55.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 60.7% (from 140 in 2019).

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