BG · 2021 · tps00191
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
Bulgaria, 2021
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
11,000
Bulgaria, 2021
▲ 212.1% vs 2020 (3,525)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's asylum applicants by type increased by 212.1% compared to 2020, reaching 11,000.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.7% of the EU-27 total of 638,410.
Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 43.4% (from 19,420 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
1.7%
EU-27: 638,410
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191