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Bulgaria → Italy

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bulgaria
To
Italy
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,728
Change since 2018
-31.3%
Share of all arrivals in Italy, 2023
0.46%
Inflow 20231,728OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bulgaria to Italy

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

Inflows by year

6,68113k200020042007201020132016201920222023
6,68113k2000200520092013201720212023
Data table
20001,312
20021,011
20034,160
20044,096
20052,361
20062,145
200713,362
20088,436
20096,244
20105,877
20115,101
20124,794
20133,734
20142,932
20152,794
20162,760
20172,566
20182,515
20192,433
20201,887
20212,182
20222,037
20231,728
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—48,659—
20231,72849,518702
20222,03749,205904
20212,18250,355522
20201,88756,645464
20192,43356,593503
20182,51559,254491
20172,56658,620535
20162,76058,001889
20152,79456,5761,110
20142,93254,932444
20133,73447,872321
20124,79442,000286
20115,10139,161310
20105,87735,818457
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

28k55k19901995200020052010201520202024
28k55k19902000201020202024
Data table
19903,220
19955,392
20008,724
200524,042
201043,734
201555,144
202055,233
202450,769
Estimate, 2024
50,769
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.77%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
29
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

Italy's consulates in Bulgaria

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024252328.0%
2023227209177.5%
202220620121.0%
202112712421.6%
202065650—
201942241571.7%
201841641061.4%
201750850261.2%
201646545691.9%
2015352333102.8%
2014284267103.5%
201327226562.2%
2012248234145.6%
2011195184115.6%
201026626510.4%
200931030731.0%

Applications by year

2545082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
254508200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009310
2010266
2011195
2012248
2013272
2014284
2015352
2016465
2017508
2018416
2019422
202065
2021127
2022206
2023227
202425
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 Italy in Bulgaria, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyStolichna Municipalityambsofia.esteri.it
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Italy, 2023; Bulgaria ranks 41.

Inflows to Italy, 2023
  1. Ukraine33,897
  2. Albania29,990
  3. Romania26,711
  4. Bangladesh25,969
  5. Egypt21,409
  6. Morocco20,928
  7. Pakistan20,402
  8. Argentina17,065
  9. Brazil15,000
  10. India13,691
  11. Tunisia12,609
  12. Peru11,336
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. 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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