Immigration

In 2021, Bulgaria's immigration increased by 5.6% compared to 2020, reaching 39,461.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 4,132,213.

Bulgaria ranks 18th 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 85.8% (from 21,241 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00176, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.