Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people was 781.15 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
781.15 arrivals per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
33rd
of 136 countries
All-time high
781.15 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
241.91 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Bulgaria, 1995–2022

2004006008001995200820221995: 543.1 arrivals per 1,000 people1996: 484.4 arrivals per 1,000 people1997: 555.3 arrivals per 1,000 people1998: 316.2 arrivals per 1,000 people1999: 320.3 arrivals per 1,000 people2000: 267.1 arrivals per 1,000 people2001: 241.9 arrivals per 1,000 people2002: 270.9 arrivals per 1,000 people2003: 281 arrivals per 1,000 people2004: 303.5 arrivals per 1,000 people2005: 317.7 arrivals per 1,000 people2006: 306.4 arrivals per 1,000 people2007: 339.3 arrivals per 1,000 people2008: 365.3 arrivals per 1,000 people2009: 285 arrivals per 1,000 people2010: 312.9 arrivals per 1,000 people2011: 323.2 arrivals per 1,000 people2012: 317.9 arrivals per 1,000 people2013: 315.8 arrivals per 1,000 people2014: 290.4 arrivals per 1,000 people2015: 309 arrivals per 1,000 people2016: 330 arrivals per 1,000 people2017: 383.4 arrivals per 1,000 people2018: 440.6 arrivals per 1,000 people2019: 684.8 arrivals per 1,000 people2020: 531.2 arrivals per 1,000 people2021: 710.8 arrivals per 1,000 people2022: 781.1 arrivals per 1,000 people

Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in arrivals per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 781.15 arrivals per 1,000 people for arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 145.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Bulgaria peaked at 781.15 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 241.91 arrivals per 1,000 people, in 2001.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 443.84 arrivals per 1,000 people 316.16 arrivals per 1,000 people 555.3 arrivals per 1,000 people 5
2000s 297.82 arrivals per 1,000 people 241.91 arrivals per 1,000 people 365.33 arrivals per 1,000 people 10
2010s 370.8 arrivals per 1,000 people 290.44 arrivals per 1,000 people 684.83 arrivals per 1,000 people 10
2020s 674.36 arrivals per 1,000 people 531.18 arrivals per 1,000 people 781.15 arrivals per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 30 Lithuania 927.28 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  2. 31 Spain 915.89 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  3. 32 American Samoa 784.39 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  4. 34 Latvia 773.76 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  5. 35 Montserrat 684.02 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  6. 36 Singapore 600.27 arrivals per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Bulgaria?
Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Bulgaria was 781.15 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 781.15 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 241.91 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
Is arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people
Unit
arrivals per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,924 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and depart within the same day, per 1,000 people in the destination country’s population.