BG · 2023 · tps00191
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
Bulgaria, 2023
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
22,510
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 10.4% vs 2022 (20,390)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's asylum applicants by type increased by 10.4% compared to 2022, reaching 22,510.
Bulgaria accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,130,405.
Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 788.0% (from 2,535 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
2.0%
EU-27: 1,130,405
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191