Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2024, Bulgaria's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 49.5% compared to 2023, reaching 8,470.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.8% of the EU-27 total of 464,775.

Bulgaria ranks 13th 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 580.3% (from 1,245 in 2019).

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