First residence permits — work

In 2024, Bulgaria's first residence permits increased by 33.8% compared to 2023, reaching 8,653.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,115,986.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd 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 258.5% (from 2,414 in 2019).

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