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

In 2022, Bulgaria's first instance decisions on asylum applications by type of decision increased by 47.2% compared to 2021, reaching 4,815.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 639,150.

Bulgaria ranks 12th 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 1.6% (from 4,740 in 2017).

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