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Bulgaria → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bulgaria
To
Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
65,871
Change since 2018
-23.2%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023
3.87%
Inflow 202365,871OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bulgaria to Germany

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

Inflows by year

44k87k200020032006200920122015201820212023
44k87k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200010,411
200113,156
200213,191
200313,369
200411,586
20059,057
20067,526
200720,504
200824,093
200929,221
201039,844
201152,417
201260,209
201360,896
201480,069
201586,274
201682,956
201781,627
201885,728
201987,378
202076,196
202175,734
202276,596
202365,871
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—436,860—
202365,871429,6652,315
202276,596410,8852,135
202175,734388,7002,260
202076,196360,1702,040
201987,378337,0151,990
201885,728310,4151,830
201781,627263,3201,739
201682,956226,9261,676
201586,274183,2631,619
201480,069146,8281,718
201360,896118,7591,790
201260,20993,8891,691
201152,41774,8691,540
201039,84461,8541,447
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

169k338k19901995200020052010201520202024
169k338k19902000201020202024
Data table
199034,540
199557,398
200051,558
200555,861
201076,221
2015174,357
2020295,226
2024338,439
Estimate, 2024
338,439
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.0%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
11
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

Germany's consulates in Bulgaria

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024101960—
2023676659152.2%
2022577556142.4%
2021419402122.9%
2020406385153.7%
2019905877202.2%
2018861834141.6%
2017850812172.0%
2016873851202.3%
20158787729410.7%
2014769721364.7%
2013692671162.3%
2012612584284.6%
2011548523254.6%
2010489462275.5%
2009594573213.5%

Applications by year

4539052009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
453905200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009594
2010489
2011548
2012612
2013692
2014769
2015878
2016873
2017850
2018861
2019905
2020406
2021419
2022577
2023676
2024101
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 Germany in Bulgaria, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassySofiasofia.diplo.de
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Bulgaria ranks 6.

Inflows to Germany, 2023
  1. Ukraine283,631
  2. Romania202,039
  3. Syria128,742
  4. Türkiye115,937
  5. Poland97,945
  6. Bulgaria65,871
  7. Afghanistan58,482
  8. India54,123
  9. Italy38,460
  10. Hungary34,003
  11. Russia26,720
  12. Serbia24,155
Other destinations for people from Bulgaria, 2023
  1. Netherlands12,328
  2. Spain8,469
  3. Austria4,883
  4. Belgium3,857
  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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