Asylum positive — subsidiary protection

In 2024, Bulgaria's asylum positive decreased by 11.4% compared to 2023, reaching 5,030.

Bulgaria accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 155,570.

Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1798.1% (from 265 in 2019).

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