Emigration

In 2022, Bulgaria's emigration decreased by 50.8% compared to 2021, reaching 13,175.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,694,009.

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 58.3% (from 31,586 in 2017).

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