First residence permits — education

In 2022, Bulgaria's first residence permits increased by 45.0% compared to 2021, reaching 1,923.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 470,057.

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 51.8% (from 1,267 in 2017).

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