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Bulgaria → Switzerland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bulgaria
To
Switzerland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,634
Change since 2018
+96.6%
Share of all arrivals in Switzerland, 2023
1.47%
Inflow 20232,634OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bulgaria to Switzerland

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

Inflows by year

1,3172,634200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,3172,6342000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000116
2001142
2002149
2003151
2004163
2005152
2006163
2007158
2008349
2009490
2010600
2011898
20121,025
20131,056
2014949
2015991
20161,773
20171,691
20181,340
20192,266
20202,127
20212,024
20222,494
20232,634
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—17,843—
20232,63416,155205
20222,49414,497168
20212,02413,205129
20202,12711,674100
20192,2669,92199
20181,3408,974105
20171,6917,718127
20161,7736,272107
20159915,644108
20149495,00498
20131,0564,278112
20121,0253,49471
20118982,84590
20106002,47389
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

6,26613k19901995200020052010201520202024
6,26613k19902000201020202024
Data table
19901,225
19951,697
20002,369
20053,502
20104,902
20156,983
20209,659
202412,532
Estimate, 2024
12,532
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.45%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
40
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

Switzerland's consulates in Bulgaria

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024000—
201142420—
201069690—
200914513874.8%

Applications by year

731452009201020112024
731452009201020112024
Data table
2009145
201069
201142
20240
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 Switzerland in Bulgaria, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassySofiaeda.admin.ch
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Switzerland, 2023; Bulgaria ranks 14.

Inflows to Switzerland, 2023
  1. Germany26,211
  2. France19,955
  3. Italy19,497
  4. Portugal12,750
  5. Spain8,964
  6. Poland7,576
  7. Romania7,520
  8. Hungary4,175
  9. Türkiye3,788
  10. China3,526
  11. India3,514
  12. Afghanistan3,466
Other destinations for people from Bulgaria, 2023
  1. Germany65,871
  2. Netherlands12,328
  3. Spain8,469
  4. Austria4,883
  5. Belgium3,857
  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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