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Bulgaria → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bulgaria
To
France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
896
Change since 2018
-39.5%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023
0.35%
Inflow 2023896OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bulgaria to France

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

Inflows by year

9101,8202000200320132016201920222023
9101,8202000200320132016201920222023
Data table
2000274
2001301
2002370
2003394
2004385
2005369
20131,820
20141,346
20151,771
20161,423
20171,260
20181,481
20191,704
20201,345
20211,008
20221,183
2023896
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—28,238—
202389628,043221
20221,18326,702327
20211,00826,349322
20201,34525,443253
20191,70424,921269
20181,48123,097340
20171,26023,097334
20161,42320,956343
20151,77119,398390
20141,34617,720286
20131,820—319
2012——310
2011——283
2010—11,642275
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

18k36k19901995200020052010201520202024
18k36k19902000201020202024
Data table
19903,976
19955,731
20008,541
200513,480
201018,763
201527,173
202032,257
202435,728
Estimate, 2024
35,728
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.39%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
47
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

France's consulates in Bulgaria

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024658023.1%
2023653614192.9%
2022343323102.9%
202114814042.7%
2020383825.3%
2019319300123.8%
2018270245155.6%
201726625972.6%
201631329492.9%
201523222193.9%
201423523052.1%
201323422762.6%
2012224214104.5%
201117116831.8%
201019418863.1%
200915414695.8%

Applications by year

3276532009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
327653200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009154
2010194
2011171
2012224
2013234
2014235
2015232
2016313
2017266
2018270
2019319
202038
2021148
2022343
2023653
202465
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 France in Bulgaria, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassySofiabg.ambafrance.org
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Bulgaria ranks 55.

Inflows to France, 2023
  1. Algeria20,762
  2. Morocco17,703
  3. Tunisia14,656
  4. Afghanistan10,974
  5. Italy10,113
  6. Spain9,628
  7. Côte d’Ivoire7,945
  8. Belgium7,813
  9. Portugal7,426
  10. Germany7,105
  11. Türkiye6,780
  12. Romania6,667
Other destinations for people from Bulgaria, 2023
  1. Germany65,871
  2. Netherlands12,328
  3. Spain8,469
  4. Austria4,883
  5. Belgium3,857
  6. Switzerland2,634
  7. Italy1,728
  8. Denmark1,646
  9. United States940
  10. Czechia932
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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