Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2013, Bulgaria's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 156.6% compared to 2012, reaching 5,260.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 373,035.

Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 274.4% (from 1,405 in 2008).

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