First residence permits — work

In 2021, Bulgaria's first residence permits increased by 5.3% compared to 2020, reaching 2,515.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,362,306.

Bulgaria ranks 24th 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 811.2% (from 276 in 2016).

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