First residence permits — work

In 2023, Bulgaria's first residence permits increased by 39.9% compared to 2022, reaching 6,466.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 1,275,215.

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 298.9% (from 1,621 in 2018).

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