Bulgaria vs Latvia: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons

Bulgaria
0.59 Number
in 2025
Latvia
0.69 Number
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Latvia rank
21st

First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Latvia
0123200820162025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.69 Number against 0.59 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1 Number.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Latvia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Latvia ranks 21st of 40 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latvia Difference Ahead
2010s 1.06 Number 0.1356 Number 0.9256 Number Bulgaria
2020s 1.88 Number 0.4433 Number 1.43 Number Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Bulgaria or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.69 Number against 0.59 Number in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Latvia?
0.1 Number, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Latvia ranks 21st of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 661 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed