Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2023, Bulgaria's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 293.9% compared to 2022, reaching 16,760.

Bulgaria accounts for 3.4% of the EU-27 total of 488,115.

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 1184.3% (from 1,305 in 2018).

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