Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) was 29,656 Number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
29,656 Number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
18th
of 42 countries
All-time high
29,656 Number
in 2020
All-time low
15,819 Number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 29,656 Number for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Bulgaria peaked at 29,656 Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,819 Number, in 1970.
Bulgaria ranks 18th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,819 Number | — |
| 1971 | 16,183 Number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 17,023 Number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 17,601 Number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 18,238 Number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 18,770 Number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 19,312 Number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 19,879 Number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 20,454 Number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 21,249 Number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 21,796 Number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 22,088 Number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 23,081 Number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 24,026 Number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 24,718 Number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 25,665 Number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 26,451 Number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 27,107 Number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 27,750 Number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 28,218 Number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 28,497 Number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 26,760 Number | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 27,039 Number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 28,457 Number | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 28,094 Number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 29,069 Number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 29,592 Number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 28,655 Number | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 28,476 Number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 28,261 Number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 27,526 Number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 27,186 Number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 27,688 Number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 28,128 Number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 27,406 Number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 28,174 Number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 28,086 Number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 27,882 Number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 27,454 Number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27,952 Number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27,869 Number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 28,321 Number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 28,305 Number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28,715 Number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 28,733 Number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29,002 Number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 29,271 Number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 29,606 Number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 29,625 Number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 29,549 Number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 29,656 Number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,453 Number | 15,819 Number | 21,249 Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,090 Number | 21,796 Number | 28,218 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,290 Number | 26,760 Number | 29,592 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,748 Number | 27,186 Number | 28,174 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,900 Number | 27,869 Number | 29,625 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,656 Number | 29,656 Number | 29,656 Number | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Bulgaria?
- Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Bulgaria was 29,656 Number in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 29,656 Number in 2020.
- What is the lowest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,819 Number in 1970.
- How does Bulgaria rank for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals)?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - historical data (1980-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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