Bulgaria vs Greece: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Bulgaria
108,747
in 2024
Greece
116,450
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
Greece rank
48th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195119872024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 116,450 against 108,747 in Bulgaria, a difference of 7,703.

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 6,530 5,827 Greece
2000s 4,098 3,238 859.5 Bulgaria
2010s 12,265 27,099 14,834 Greece
2020s 85,321 138,469 53,148 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 116,450 against 108,747 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Bulgaria and Greece?
7,703, 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 refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Greece ranks 48th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Greece: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum-gaps-filled/bulgaria/greece/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/refugee-population-by-country-or-territory-of-asylum-gaps-filled/bulgaria/greece/">Bulgaria vs Greece: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory 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.