Emigration

In 2024, Bulgaria's emigration decreased by 14.6% compared to 2023, reaching 13,002.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 3,166,449.

Bulgaria ranks 26th 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 67.4% (from 39,941 in 2019).

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