Statistics

Bulgaria

Country Report: Statistics Last updated: 21/04/23

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Overview of statistical practice

 

The State Agency for Refugees (SAR) publishes monthly statistical reports on asylum applicants and main nationalities, as well as overall first instance decisions.[1] Further information is shared with non-governmental organisations in the context of the National Coordination Mechanism. The Ministry of Interior also publishes monthly reports on the migration situation, which include figures on apprehension, capacity and occupancy of reception centres.[2]

 

 

Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: 2022

  Applicants in 2022 Pending at end 2022 Refugee status Subsidiary

protection

Rejection Refugee rate Sub. Prot. rate Rejection rate
Total 20,407 1,009 100 4,273 445 2% 89% 9%
 

Breakdown by countries of origin of the total numbers

 

Syria 8,598 5,695 65 3,651 53 2% 97% 1%
Afghanistan 7,164 3,250 10 24 35 14% 35% 51%
Morocco 1,712 1,000 0 3 78 0% 4% 96%
Ukraine[3] 1,313 16 0 501 0 0% 100% 0%
Iraq 656 570 9 22 37 13% 32% 54%
Russia 170 135 0 7 41 0% 15% 85%
Pakistan 167 85 1 4 76 1% 5% 94%
Algeria 151 54 0 0 18 0% 0% 100%
Stateless 92 65 4 36 14 7% 67% 26%
Iran 82 84 2 12 9 9% 52% 39%

Source: SAR.

 

Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2022

  Number Percentage
Total number of applicants 20,407 100%
Men 13,757 67.4%
Women 1,509 7.3%
Children 1,793 8.7%
Unaccompanied children 3,348 16.4%

Source: SAR.

 

Comparison between first instance and appeal decision rates: 2022

  First instance Appeal
  Number Percentage Number Percentage
Total number of decisions 4,817* 100% 214 100%
Positive decisions 4,373 23% 0 0
  • Refugee status
100 0,5% 0 0
  • Subsidiary protection
4,273 22% 0 0
Negative decisions 444 2% 214 100%

 

 

 

[1] SAR, Statistics and reports, available at: https://bit.ly/2ur0Y1a. Only the latest available statistics are published at any given time.

[2] Ministry of Interior, Migration statistics, available at: https://bit.ly/372jvz7.

[3] Prior the government’s decision №144 from 10 March 2022 to enable CID (EU) 2022/382 from 4 March 2022 of the Council effectuating the Temporary Protection Directive.

 

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection
  • ANNEX – Transposition of the CEAS in national legislation