Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0164 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bulgaria, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0164 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 593.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0273 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 28th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +104.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +138.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -73.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -36.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +126.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | +172.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | +107.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | -59.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | +93.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per person | +159.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 units per person | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.003 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0273 units per person | +677.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 units per person | -44.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0169 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0164 units per person | -2.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0164 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0059 units per person, 2.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0164 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0133 units per person, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +677.3% | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0273 units per person |
| 2000 | +172.6% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2014 | +159.3% | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
| 1994 | +138.7% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1999 | +126.2% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0273 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More social development data for Bulgaria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 105,596 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 533 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bulgaria?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bulgaria was 0.0164 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0273 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 593.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.