Asylum positive — subsidiary protection

In 2025, Bulgaria's asylum positive decreased by 82.3% compared to 2024, reaching 890.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 72,480.

Bulgaria ranks 9th 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 24.5% (from 715 in 2020).

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