Bulgaria
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
299000
Immigrant Population
4.4%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
1252000
Emigrant Population
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Exploring Refugees’ Intentions to Return to Ukraine: Data insights and policy responses
Drawing on surveys of nearly 61,000 Ukrainians, this report finds that security, host-country support, and jobs shape Ukrainian refugees’ return plans.
Rollback of 'Golden Passports' Shows Their Elusive Shine
Citizenship by investment programs offer wealthy individuals fast-track citizenship, but risks, corruption scandals, and legal challenges are eroding their appeal.
Borderless Europe: Seven Decades of Free Movement
Europe's free-movement regime faces its greatest stress test, with Brexit, COVID-19, and rising nationalism challenging an area of mobility spanning more than 460 million people.
Southeastern Europe Looks to Engage its Diaspora to Offset the Impact of Depopulation
Southeastern Europe's dramatic depopulation, driven by decades of emigration, has pushed governments to look to their diasporas for remittances and investment.
EU Enlargement in 2007: No Warm Welcome for Labor Migrants
Most EU-15 states imposed labor-market restrictions on Bulgaria and Romania upon their 2007 EU accession, reversing the more open approach some had taken in 2004.
