Bulgaria vs Norway: First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly
Bulgaria
4.1 Number per hundred thousand persons
in 2026
Norway
4.2 Number per hundred thousand persons
in 2026
Bulgaria rank
24th
Norway rank
23rd
First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.2 Number per hundred thousand persons against 4.1 Number per hundred thousand persons in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1 Number per hundred thousand persons.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Norway ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.83 Number per hundred thousand persons | 14.84 Number per hundred thousand persons | 6.01 Number per hundred thousand persons | Norway |
| 2020s | 13.99 Number per hundred thousand persons | 5.11 Number per hundred thousand persons | 8.87 Number per hundred thousand persons | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.2 Number per hundred thousand persons against 4.1 Number per hundred thousand persons in Bulgaria as of 2026.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 0.1 Number per hundred thousand persons, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2026.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th and Norway ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per hundred thousand persons, monthly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.