Bulgaria vs Sweden: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Bulgaria
0.59
in 2025
Sweden
0.46
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Sweden rank
21st
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.59 against 0.46 in Sweden, a difference of 0.13.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 32 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.06 | 5.01 | 3.95 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 0.87 | 1.01 | 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 Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 0.59 against 0.46 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.13, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 21st of 32 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.