First instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision - annual aggregated data

In 2021, Bulgaria's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision increased by 49.0% compared to 2020, reaching 3,270.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 531,315.

Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.4% (from 3,045 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00192, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.