Participation in tourism for personal purposes - % of total population

In 2024, Bulgaria's participation in tourism for personal purposes increased by 6.2% compared to 2023, reaching 18.5.

Bulgaria accounts for 37.4% of the EU-27 total of 49.5.

Bulgaria ranks 24th 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 21.5% (from 23.6 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tin00186, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.