Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Health care - Regions — Active physicians was 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Bulgaria, 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health care - regions — active physicians in Bulgaria is 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health care - regions — active physicians in Bulgaria peaked at 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1996 | 3.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health care - regions — active physicians in Bulgaria?
- Health care - regions — active physicians in Bulgaria was 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023.
- What is the lowest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for health care - regions — active physicians?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health care - regions — active physicians rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health care - Regions — Active physicians. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Practising nurses provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses. Hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds. The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants. Hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.