Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2016, Bulgaria's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 32.1% compared to 2015, reaching 14,120.

Bulgaria accounts for 3.3% of the EU-27 total of 426,255.

Bulgaria ranks 11th 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 942.1% (from 1,355 in 2011).

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