BG · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Bulgaria, 2019
First-time asylum applications
2,075
Bulgaria, 2019
▼ 15.8% vs 2018 (2,465)
Analysis
In 2019, Bulgaria's first-time asylum applications decreased by 15.8% compared to 2018, reaching 2,075.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.
Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 80.8% (from 10,805 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
0.3%
EU-27: 629,230
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm