BG · 2015 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Bulgaria, 2015
First-time asylum applications
20,165
Bulgaria, 2015
▲ 86.6% vs 2014 (10,805)
Analysis
In 2015, Bulgaria's first-time asylum applications increased by 86.6% compared to 2014, reaching 20,165.
Bulgaria accounts for 1.7% of the EU-27 total of 1,217,180.
Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
1.7%
EU-27: 1,217,180
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm