Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Bulgaria

Refugees by country of origin in Bulgaria in 2024 — 498 people. Ranked 87 in the world out of 200. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 453.3%.

2024 498 people +26.72% vs 2023
World rank 87of 200
Period maximum 4,692 people1994
Period minimum 90 people1969

Trend over time

1969–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Bulgaria, 1969–202402,0004,0006,00019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 90 people1970: 320 people1971: 340 people1972: 340 people1973: 340 people1974: 300 people1975: 300 people1978: 290 people1980: 329 people1981: 274 people1982: 257 people1983: 227 people1984: 183 people1985: 190 people1986: 160 people1987: 138 people1988: 898 people1989: 869 people1990: 1,922 people1991: 2,733 people1992: 2,980 people1993: 3,157 people1994: 4,692 people1995: 4,157 people1996: 3,246 people1997: 3,049 people1998: 3,121 people1999: 2,652 people2000: 2,404 people2001: 2,122 people2002: 2,843 people2003: 2,565 people2004: 2,227 people2005: 4,250 people2006: 3,431 people2007: 3,306 people2008: 3,036 people2009: 2,743 people2010: 2,558 people2011: 2,322 people2012: 2,143 people2013: 1,875 people2014: 1,644 people2015: 1,264 people2016: 799 people2017: 716 people2018: 620 people2019: 566 people2020: 510 people2021: 455 people2022: 790 people2023: 393 people2024: 498 people
Change over the period: +408 (+453.33%) Average annual rate: 3.16 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Bulgaria 498 people
World computed 30.69M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.67M people
Eastern Europe computed 5.25M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 498 +105 +26.72%
2023 393 −397 −50.25%
2022 790 +335 +73.63%
2021 455 −55 −10.78%
2020 510 −56 −9.89%
2019 566 −54 −8.71%
2018 620 −96 −13.41%
2017 716 −83 −10.39%
2016 799 −465 −36.79%
2015 1,264 −380 −23.11%
2014 1,644 −231 −12.32%
2013 1,875 −268 −12.51%
2012 2,143 −179 −7.71%
2011 2,322 −236 −9.23%
2010 2,558 −185 −6.74%
2009 2,743 −293 −9.65%
2008 3,036 −270 −8.17%
2007 3,306 −125 −3.64%
2006 3,431 −819 −19.27%
2005 4,250 +2,023 +90.84%
2004 2,227 −338 −13.18%
2003 2,565 −278 −9.78%
2002 2,843 +721 +33.98%
2001 2,122 −282 −11.73%
2000 2,404 −248 −9.35%
1999 2,652 −469 −15.03%
1998 3,121 +72 +2.36%
1997 3,049 −197 −6.07%
1996 3,246 −911 −21.91%
1995 4,157 −535 −11.4%
1994 4,692 +1,535 +48.62%
1993 3,157 +177 +5.94%
1992 2,980 +247 +9.04%
1991 2,733 +811 +42.2%
1990 1,922 +1,053 +121.17%
1989 869 −29 −3.23%
1988 898 +760 +550.72%
1987 138 −22 −13.75%
1986 160 −30 −15.79%
1985 190 +7 +3.83%
1984 183 −44 −19.38%
1983 227 −30 −11.67%
1982 257 −17 −6.2%
1981 274 −55 −16.72%
1980 329
1978 290
1975 300 +0 +0%
1974 300 −40 −11.76%
1973 340 +0 +0%
1972 340 +0 +0%
1971 340 +20 +6.25%
1970 320 +230 +255.56%
1969 90

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.