First residence permits — education

In 2018, Bulgaria's first residence permits increased by 0.0% compared to 2017, reaching 1,267.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 397,717.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 35.5% (from 935 in 2013).

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