Outflow of nationals in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Outflow of nationals was 9.12 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Outflow of nationals in Bulgaria, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 9.12 for outflow of nationals in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Bulgaria ranks 20th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Outflow of nationals in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.99 | — |
| 2018 | 31.26 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 3.66 | -88.3% |
| 2022 | 11.97 | +227.3% |
| 2023 | 11.91 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.12 | -23.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 9.12 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.31, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 9.12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.04, 33% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.13 | 26.99 | 31.26 | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 3.66 | 11.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outflow of nationals in Bulgaria?
- Outflow of nationals in Bulgaria was 9.12 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest outflow of nationals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.26 in 2018.
- What is the lowest outflow of nationals recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for outflow of nationals?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outflow of nationals rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Outflow of nationals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The outflows of nationals for any given country refer to the number of its legal citizens who changed their country of usual residence to outside of that country during the reference period. A person's country of usual residence is the country in which the person has a place to live where he or she normally spends the daily period of rest. Temporary travel abroad for purposes of recreation, holiday, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage does not entail a change in the country of usual residence. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.