Bulgaria vs Greece: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Bulgaria
108,747 people
in 2024
Greece
116,450 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
Greece rank
48th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 116,450 people against 108,747 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 7,703 people.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Greece ranks 48th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 703.62 people | 6,530 people | 5,827 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 4,098 people | 3,238 people | 859.5 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 12,265 people | 27,099 people | 14,834 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 85,321 people | 138,469 people | 53,148 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 116,450 people against 108,747 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 7,703 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th and Greece ranks 48th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.