Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Bulgaria

Number of immigrants in Bulgaria in 2024 — 299,100 people. Ranked 100 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1,290.5%.

2024 299,100 people +62.23% vs 2020
World rank 100of 215
Period maximum 299,100 people2024
Period minimum 21,510 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Bulgaria, 1990–20240100,000200,000300,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 21,510 people1995: 32,435 people2000: 43,360 people2005: 61,074 people2010: 76,287 people2015: 123,803 people2020: 184,363 people2024: 299,100 people
Change over the period: +277,590 (+1,290.52%) Average annual rate: 8.05 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 299,100 people
World 303M people
Europe & Central Asia 106M people
Eastern Europe computed 18.65M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 39.37M people
Number of immigrants — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 299,100
2020 184,363
2015 123,803
2010 76,287
2005 61,074
2000 43,360
1995 32,435
1990 21,510

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.