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Bulgaria → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bulgaria
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,857
Change since 2018
-0.8%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
2.53%
Inflow 20233,857OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bulgaria to Belgium

Inflows of nationals of Bulgaria recorded by Belgium; stock of nationals of Bulgaria living there; and acquisitions of Belgium's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

2,3384,675200020032006200920122015201820212023
2,3384,6752000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000269
2001425
2002474
2003498
2004706
2005853
2006797
20072,625
20083,887
20093,277
20103,651
20113,952
20124,031
20133,479
20144,231
20153,753
20163,500
20173,705
20183,890
20194,675
20204,055
20214,390
20224,652
20233,857
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—48,994—
20233,85748,0041,003
20224,65245,187824
20214,39043,128697
20204,05540,595596
20194,67536,986773
20183,89034,797554
20173,70532,891655
20163,50031,251579
20153,75328,571526
20144,23125,635326
20133,47923,443514
20124,03120,416338
20113,95217,768185
20103,65113,171208
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Bulgaria who live in Belgium: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

26k52k19901995200020052010201520202024
26k52k19902000201020202024
Data table
19901,030
19951,404
20001,904
20054,994
201016,572
201530,100
202041,142
202451,857
Estimate, 2024
51,857
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.2%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
12
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Belgium's consulates in Bulgaria

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Belgium's consulates located in Bulgaria.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024282627.1%
20231791493016.8%
20221631321811.0%
2021108891110.2%
2020292613.4%
2019877744.6%
2018837244.8%
2017867444.7%
2016736345.5%
2015989055.1%
201484791922.6%
20131038876.8%
2012827556.1%
201189731618.0%
2010938766.5%
2009156926441.0%

Applications by year

901792009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
90179200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009156
201093
201189
201282
2013103
201484
201598
201673
201786
201883
201987
202029
2021108
2022163
2023179
202428
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Belgium in Bulgaria, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyStolichna Municipalitybulgaria.diplomatie.belgium.be
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Belgium, 2023; Bulgaria ranks 13.

Inflows to Belgium, 2023
  1. Romania12,889
  2. Ukraine11,972
  3. France11,830
  4. Netherlands7,385
  5. Spain6,420
  6. Morocco6,155
  7. Türkiye6,119
  8. Italy5,642
  9. Syria5,496
  10. Portugal4,398
  11. Palestine4,001
  12. Afghanistan3,934
Other destinations for people from Bulgaria, 2023
  1. Germany65,871
  2. Netherlands12,328
  3. Spain8,469
  4. Austria4,883
  5. Switzerland2,634
  6. Italy1,728
  7. Denmark1,646
  8. United States940
  9. Czechia932
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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