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Tourist arrivals in Bulgaria
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
13 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
9,504,275
+5.8%
since 2024
Countries · 2025
13 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+51%
+0.6% a year on average
share of European Union
0.86%
European Union: 1,103,070,016 · 2025
Tourist arrivals, 1990 – 2025 number
+51% since 2015
0
2.5M
5M
7.5M
10M
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Tourist arrivals · number
Bulgaria 9.5M
European Union 1.1B
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
9,504,275 · 2025
First value
7,713,754 · 1990
Highest
9,504,275 · 2025
Lowest
2,046,217 · 1999
Average change
+0.6% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,504,275 | +5.8% | 1.1B |
| 2024 | 8,982,703 | +4.0% | 1.1B |
| 2023 | 8,640,448 | +13% | 1B |
| 2022 | 7,621,234 | +35% | 928M |
| 2021 | 5,647,634 | +40% | 595M |
| 2020 | 4,023,763 | −51% | 467M |
| 2019 | 8,187,634 | +5.0% | 1B |
| 2018 | 7,799,680 | +4.5% | 969M |
| 2017 | 7,461,646 | +3.7% | 929M |
| 2016 | 7,196,397 | +15% | 877M |
| 2015 | 6,279,036 | +5.6% | 842M |
| 2014 | 5,945,908 | +1.7% | 798M |
| 2013 | 5,847,289 | +6.4% | 771M |
| 2012 | 5,494,014 | +11% | 751M |
| 2011 | 4,936,967 | +14% | 736M |
| 2010 | 4,344,510 | +0.1% | 703M |
| 2009 | 4,340,663 | −13% | 664M |
| 2008 | 4,971,863 | +4.4% | 697M |
| 2007 | 4,764,255 | +12% | — |
| 2006 | 4,252,947 | +11% | — |
| 2005 | 3,829,429 | +14% | 620M |
| 2004 | 3,346,525 | +13% | — |
| 2003 | 2,972,644 | +18% | — |
| 2002 | 2,521,625 | +13% | — |
| 2001 | 2,232,433 | −0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 2,232,667 | +9.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2,046,217 | −12% | — |
| 1998 | 2,330,273 | +8.0% | — |
| 1997 | 2,156,811 | −17% | — |
| 1996 | 2,598,312 | −11% | — |
| 1995 | 2,927,114 | −6.7% | — |
| 1994 | 3,137,832 | −11% | — |
| 1993 | 3,510,508 | −10% | — |
| 1992 | 3,907,355 | +14% | — |
| 1991 | 3,433,477 | −55% | — |
| 1990 | 7,713,754 | — |
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Tourist arrivals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 189M | |
| 2 | Germany | 187M | |
| 3 | Italy | 161M | |
| 4 | Spain | 153M | |
| 5 | Türkiye | 99M | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 52M | |
| 7 | Poland | 43M | |
| 8 | Greece | 38M | |
| 9 | Czechia | 24M | |
| 10 | Norway | 21M | |
| 11 | Romania | 14M | |
| 12 | Finland | 13M | |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 9.5M | |
| 14 | Lithuania | 4.2M |
Source: Eurostat, 2025
What it means
How many guests checked in at tourist accommodation during the year.
How it is calculated
Arrivals of residents and non-residents at hotels and other accommodation establishments.
Tourism
Bulgaria in numbers