Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2022, Bulgaria's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 210.6% compared to 2021, reaching 4,255.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 461,710.

Bulgaria ranks 15th 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 63.7% (from 2,600 in 2017).

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