Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2020, Bulgaria's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 1.6% compared to 2019, reaching 1,225.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 396,435.

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 fallen by 94.1% (from 20,810 in 2015).

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