Emigration

In 2023, Bulgaria's emigration increased by 15.6% compared to 2022, reaching 15,227.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 3,017,592.

Bulgaria ranks 25th 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 54.2% (from 33,225 in 2018).

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