Emigration

In 2018, Bulgaria's emigration increased by 5.2% compared to 2017, reaching 33,225.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.4% of the EU-27 total of 2,400,434.

Bulgaria ranks 17th 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 68.8% (from 19,678 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00177, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.