First residence permits — education

In 2024, Bulgaria's first residence permits increased by 3.2% compared to 2023, reaching 2,379.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 549,458.

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 44.9% (from 1,642 in 2019).

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