Bulgaria vs Sweden: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Bulgaria
-31.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
-33.9 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
119th
Sweden rank
122nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -31.92 % change on previous year against -33.9 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 1.98 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 119th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 190 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.2 % change on previous year | 38.29 % change on previous year | 45.49 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.4 % change on previous year | 30.08 % change on previous year | 24.69 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | -1.59 % change on previous year | 43.61 % change on previous year | 45.2 % change on previous year | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at -31.92 % change on previous year against -33.9 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 1.98 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.