First residence permits — education

In 2023, Bulgaria's first residence permits increased by 19.9% compared to 2022, reaching 2,306.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 544,840.

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 82.0% (from 1,267 in 2018).

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