Bulgaria → Netherlands
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Bulgaria
- To
- Netherlands
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 12,328
- Change since 2018
- +77.6%
- Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
- 4.26%
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Migration from Bulgaria to the Netherlands
Inflows of nationals of Bulgaria recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Bulgaria living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 254 |
| 2001 | 325 |
| 2002 | 433 |
| 2003 | 473 |
| 2004 | 402 |
| 2005 | 415 |
| 2006 | 450 |
| 2007 | 4,908 |
| 2008 | 5,231 |
| 2009 | 4,333 |
| 2010 | 4,269 |
| 2011 | 5,350 |
| 2012 | 5,030 |
| 2013 | 4,519 |
| 2014 | 5,184 |
| 2015 | 4,828 |
| 2016 | 4,981 |
| 2017 | 5,971 |
| 2018 | 6,942 |
| 2019 | 9,171 |
| 2020 | 9,174 |
| 2021 | 10,438 |
| 2022 | 12,539 |
| 2023 | 12,328 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 60,494 | — |
| 2023 | 12,328 | 54,918 | 216 |
| 2022 | 12,539 | 47,699 | 176 |
| 2021 | 10,438 | 41,793 | 158 |
| 2020 | 9,174 | 36,849 | 168 |
| 2019 | 9,171 | 31,208 | 115 |
| 2018 | 6,942 | 27,280 | 126 |
| 2017 | 5,971 | 24,106 | 115 |
| 2016 | 4,981 | 21,941 | 142 |
| 2015 | 4,828 | 19,843 | 147 |
| 2014 | 5,184 | 17,846 | 209 |
| 2013 | 4,519 | 17,615 | 180 |
| 2012 | 5,030 | 16,760 | 176 |
| 2011 | 5,350 | 14,110 | 92 |
| 2010 | 4,269 | 12,340 | 85 |
Migrant population
People born in Bulgaria who live in the Netherlands: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 663 |
| 1995 | 1,072 |
| 2000 | 1,762 |
| 2005 | 3,230 |
| 2010 | 14,187 |
| 2015 | 21,026 |
| 2020 | 36,749 |
| 2024 | 58,481 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 58,481
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 2.0%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 13
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
The Netherlands' consulates in Bulgaria
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Bulgaria.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 13.5% |
| 2023 | 340 | 295 | 34 | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 241 | 164 | 70 | 29.0% |
| 2021 | 122 | 94 | 21 | 17.2% |
| 2020 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 19.4% |
| 2019 | 165 | 139 | 25 | 15.2% |
| 2018 | 177 | 128 | 35 | 19.8% |
| 2017 | 159 | 134 | 21 | 13.2% |
| 2016 | 125 | 105 | 15 | 12.0% |
| 2015 | 116 | 97 | 11 | 9.5% |
| 2014 | 100 | 84 | 15 | 15.0% |
| 2013 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 5.2% |
| 2012 | 71 | 68 | 2 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 66 | 61 | 5 | 7.6% |
| 2010 | 71 | 66 | 4 | 5.6% |
| 2009 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 1.7% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 58 |
| 2010 | 71 |
| 2011 | 66 |
| 2012 | 71 |
| 2013 | 58 |
| 2014 | 100 |
| 2015 | 116 |
| 2016 | 125 |
| 2017 | 159 |
| 2018 | 177 |
| 2019 | 165 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2021 | 122 |
| 2022 | 241 |
| 2023 | 340 |
| 2024 | 37 |
Netherlands: national statistics office
Immigrants with the nationality of Bulgaria arriving in the Netherlands, by migration motive; only nationalities from outside the EU/EFTA are covered (Statistics Netherlands).
| Year | All | Work | Study | Family | Protection | Other or unknown |
|---|
All by year
Data table
| 2005 | 415 |
| 2006 | 460 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of the Netherlands in Bulgaria, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Stolichna Municipality | — |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Bulgaria ranks 5.
- Germany65,871
- Spain8,469
- Austria4,883
- Belgium3,857
- Switzerland2,634
- Italy1,728
- Denmark1,646
- United States940
- Czechia932
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