First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Bulgaria's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 19,662.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

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 45.6% (from 13,500 in 2019).

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