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Kyrgyzstan → Bulgaria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kyrgyzstan
To
Bulgaria
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

16332619901995200020052010201520202024
16332619902000201020202024
Data table
199010
199526
200041
200560
201078
2015145
2020237
2024326
Estimate, 2024
326
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.11%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
58
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Bulgaria

First residence permits issued by Bulgaria to citizens of Kyrgyzstan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work607
  2. Family10
  3. Education3
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025620200
2024448207
2023374108
20223131152
202196119
202093006
201980006
201813007
201713018
2016110210
2015350211
2014340019
2013220017
201210020
20114000
201011000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities605
  2. EU Blue Card2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,155
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
3
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
2,194
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Kyrgyzstan move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Kyrgyzstan, 2023
  1. Türkiye5,494
  2. Lithuania3,227
  3. South Korea2,719
  4. United States2,540
  5. Hungary2,293
  6. Germany2,137
  7. Japan540
  8. Italy408
  9. Finland280
  10. Czechia243
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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