2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook
BULGARIA 1951 Convention: 1967 Protocol: United Nations: Bureau (UNHCR):
State party State party Europe Europe
Region (UNHCR):
Central Europe and the Baltic States
Region (MDGs): Sub-region (MDGs):
Developed regions Developed countries
Other UN country groupings: Not applicable
A. REFUGEES, ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND OTHERS OF CONCERN TO UNHCR 1. Population of concern to UNHCR, end of year 1996 1997 Category 1,430 390 Refugees* Asylum-seekers 1,303 1,357 Returned refugees** Internally displaced Returned IDPs .. Stateless persons .. .. .. Others of concern .. 1,747 Total
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
240 1,718 .. 1,958
547 1,542 .. 2,089
1,474 1,316 2 .. 2,792
3,004 1,540 .. 4,544
3,658 1,140 .. 4,798
4,068 756 .. 4,824
4,684 920 5,604
4,413 805 5,218
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
688 -
1,570 -
721 -
430 -
274 -
86 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
10 -
1 -
-
* UNHCR estimate. ** Based on country of asylum and origin reports.
2. Refugees--displacement and durable solutions during the year 1996 1997 1998 1999 Category Arrivals Prima facie/group basis Individually recognized* 158 129 94 560 Resettlement Durable solutions Voluntary repatriation** 132 8 21 10 1 Resettlement Naturalization 1 -
* Includes Convention status and allowed to remain for humanitarian reasons, first instance and appeal. ** Based on country of asylum and origin reports.
3. Asylum and refugee status determination during the year (incl. appeal/review) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Category 302 429 833 1,331 1,755 New applications 145 127 87 180 267 1951 Convention status Allowed/humanitarian 13 2 7 380 421 4. Indicators of host country capacity and contributions 1996 1997 1998 Indicator* Refugees Per 1 USD GDP/capita 0.5 0.1 0.1 Per 1,000 inhabitants 0.2 0.1 0.0 Per 1,000 km 2 12.9 3.5 2.2 Total population of concern to UNHCR Per 1 USD GDP/capita .. 0.6 0.6 Per 1,000 inhabitants .. 0.2 0.3 Per 1,000 km 2 .. 15.8 17.7
2001
Responsibility (2005): Government 2002 2003 2004
2005
2,428 385 1,185
2,888 75 646
1,549 19 411
1,127 17 257
822 8 78
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
0.2 0.1 4.9
0.5 0.2 13.3
1.0 0.4 27.1
1.2 0.5 33.0
1.3 0.5 36.7
1.5 0.6 42.3
1.4 0.6 39.8
0.7 0.3 18.8
0.9 0.4 25.2
1.5 0.6 41.0
1.5 0.6 43.3
1.5 0.6 43.5
1.8 0.7 50.6
1.7 0.7 47.1
* Refugees and Total population of concern to UNHCR: annual estimates (Table A.1). Figures for GDP (Current) per capita, national population and land area are the most recent available estimates.
B. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, LOCATION, LEGAL BASIS AND RECOGNITION, END OF 2005 1. Population of concern to UNHCR--demographic characteristics* <5 5-17 18-59 60+> Various Sex Female 3 8 49 3 Male 3 188 565 3 Total 6 196 614 6 -
Total
<5 (%)
5-17 (%)
18-59 (%)
60+> (%)
F/M (%)
63 759 822
5% 0% 1%
13% 25% 24%
78% 74% 75%
5% 0% 1%
8% 92% 100%
* May not reflect the total population of concern to UNHCR.
2. Population of concern--location* Total Type Camps/centers Urban 822 Dispersed/various Total 822 Camps/centers 0% Urban 100%
3. Refugee population--legal basis Total Type 1951 UN Convention 1969 OAU Convention UNHCR Mandate Other/unknown* 4,413 Total 4,413 1951 Convention 0%
* May not reflect the total population of concern to UNHCR.
* Including allowed to remain for humanitarian reasons.
272
4. Refugee population--recognition Total Type Prima facie (group) Individually recognized 4,413 Other/unknown Total 4,413 Prima facie (group) 0% Individually recognized 100%
2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook
BULGARIA C. REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN BULGARIA -- MAIN ORIGIN 1. Refugee population, end of year--main origin (main nationalities in 2005) 1996 1997 1998 1999 Origin*
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
786 102 61 141 20
1,565 508 148 183 66
1,733 837 170 184 158
1,829 1,066 192 189 168
1,908 1,152 208 185 163
1,930 1,171 205 200 171
2. Asylum applicants during the year--main origin (main nationalities during 2005) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Origin
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Afghanistan Armenia India Iraq Pakistan
1,081 160 1 720 1
864 364 1 946 13
525 196 17 211 17
426 86 69 47 16
385 60 54 50 45
Afghanistan Iraq Islamic Rep. of Iran Stateless Sudan
542 100 54 105 20
205 17 4 48 11
94 18 3 10
222 29 18 14
* UNHCR estimates
67 31 2
62 2 93 8
261 19 229 16
277 142 7 197 25
675 418 2 300 36
D. REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM BULGARIA -- MAIN COUNTRIES OF ASYLUM 1. Refugee population, end of year--main countries of asylum (main countries in 2005) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Asylum country*
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
499 501 412
420 449 419
455 503 326
491 586 208
588 649 129
708 705 105
998 742 703 88
993 711 507 80
792 693 440 73
2,651 794 510 70
1,834 3,246
1,760 3,048
1,838 3,122
1,368 2,653
1,038 2,404
603 2,121
310 2,841
276 2,567
217 2,215
229 4,254
2. Asylum applicants during the year--main asylum countries (main countries in 2005) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Asylum country
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Sweden Finland Switzerland Belgium Germany Other Total
461 229 508 66 2,087 3,351
767 287 785 347 814 1,143 4,143
688 287 281 168 502 687 2,613
567 238 624 259 480 690 2,858
751 570 461 434 278 733 3,227
Germany Canada United States France Other Total
* UNHCR estimates for most industrialized countries.
15 3 25 605 1,682 1,735 4,065
31 3 118 243 1,244 2,751 4,390
17 3 155 471 172 1,612 2,430
11 3 66 887 90 1,125 2,182
18 13 58 1,693 72 1,226 3,080
E. POPULATION OF CONCERN IN BULGARIA -- MAIN LOCATIONS, END OF 2005 Data generally not available for industrialized countries Location name
Type*
Total
Location name
*CAM = Camps/centers; URB = Urban; RUR = Rural/dispersed/various.
Type*
Total
*CAM = Camps/centers; URB = Urban; RUR = Rural/dispersed/various.
F. HOST COUNTRY INDICATORS FOR BULGARIA
5,000
2,000
4,000
1,500
3,000
1,000
2,000
2. Coverage of demographic data, end-2005 (%)
Other
Refugees
1. Population of concern to UNHCR
1.7 1.3
500
1,000 -
-
3. Persons of concern to UNHCR per 1 USD GDP (Current)/capita
16
16
Sex
Sex and age
'99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05
Refugees
All other categories
273
2000 - 2002
2003 - 2005