Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Bulgaria

Refugees by country of asylum in Bulgaria in 2024 — 108,747 people. Ranked 49 in the world out of 178. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 49,783.9%.

2024 108,747 people +11.4% vs 2023
World rank 49of 178
Period maximum 176,297 people2022
Period minimum 218 people1992

Trend over time

1992–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Bulgaria, 1992–2024050,000100,000150,000200,0001992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 218 people1993: 443 people1994: 1,054 people1995: 1,318 people1996: 1,431 people1997: 382 people1998: 241 people1999: 542 people2000: 1,470 people2001: 2,984 people2002: 3,642 people2003: 4,047 people2004: 4,676 people2005: 4,388 people2006: 4,479 people2007: 4,808 people2008: 5,108 people2009: 5,375 people2010: 5,519 people2011: 5,676 people2012: 2,273 people2013: 4,305 people2014: 11,026 people2015: 16,543 people2016: 17,794 people2017: 19,166 people2018: 19,906 people2019: 20,438 people2020: 21,113 people2021: 22,830 people2022: 176,297 people2023: 97,618 people2024: 108,747 people
Change over the period: +108,529 (+49,783.94%) Average annual rate: 21.43 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bulgaria 108,747 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Eastern Europe computed 2.1M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 108,747 +11,129 +11.4%
2023 97,618 −78,679 −44.63%
2022 176,297 +153,467 +672.22%
2021 22,830 +1,717 +8.13%
2020 21,113 +675 +3.3%
2019 20,438 +532 +2.67%
2018 19,906 +740 +3.86%
2017 19,166 +1,372 +7.71%
2016 17,794 +1,251 +7.56%
2015 16,543 +5,517 +50.04%
2014 11,026 +6,721 +156.12%
2013 4,305 +2,032 +89.4%
2012 2,273 −3,403 −59.95%
2011 5,676 +157 +2.84%
2010 5,519 +144 +2.68%
2009 5,375 +267 +5.23%
2008 5,108 +300 +6.24%
2007 4,808 +329 +7.35%
2006 4,479 +91 +2.07%
2005 4,388 −288 −6.16%
2004 4,676 +629 +15.54%
2003 4,047 +405 +11.12%
2002 3,642 +658 +22.05%
2001 2,984 +1,514 +102.99%
2000 1,470 +928 +171.22%
1999 542 +301 +124.9%
1998 241 −141 −36.91%
1997 382 −1,049 −73.31%
1996 1,431 +113 +8.57%
1995 1,318 +264 +25.05%
1994 1,054 +611 +137.92%
1993 443 +225 +103.21%
1992 218

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.