First residence permits — education

In 2021, Bulgaria's first residence permits increased by 14.9% compared to 2020, reaching 1,326.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 397,933.

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 24.3% (from 1,067 in 2016).

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