Emigration

In 2021, Bulgaria's emigration increased by 302.4% compared to 2020, reaching 26,755.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,807.

Bulgaria ranks 16th 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 12.5% (from 30,570 in 2016).

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