Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors - annual data

In 2024, Bulgaria's asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors decreased by 32.4% compared to 2023, reaching 2,600.

Bulgaria accounts for 7.8% of the EU-27 total of 33,160.

Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 395.2% (from 525.0 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00194, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.