Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2014, Bulgaria's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 144.7% compared to 2013, reaching 12,870.

Bulgaria accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 407,195.

Bulgaria ranks 9th 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 778.5% (from 1,465 in 2009).

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