First residence permits issued (total)

In 2013, Bulgaria's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 0.3% compared to 2012, reaching 6,436.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 1,643,350.

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 63.6% (from 3,933 in 2008).

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