Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) was 29,656 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
29,656
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
18th
of 43 countries
All-time high
29,656
in 2020
All-time low
15,819
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 29,656 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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,819, in 1970.
Bulgaria ranks 18th of 43 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: historical data (1980-2021) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,819 | — |
| 1971 | 16,183 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 17,023 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 17,601 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 18,238 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 18,770 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 19,312 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 19,879 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 20,454 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 21,249 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 21,796 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 22,088 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 23,081 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 24,026 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 24,718 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 25,665 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 26,451 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 27,107 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 27,750 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 28,218 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 28,497 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 26,760 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 27,039 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 28,457 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 28,094 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 29,069 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 29,592 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 28,655 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 28,476 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 28,261 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 27,526 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 27,186 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 27,688 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 28,128 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 27,406 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 28,174 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 28,086 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 27,882 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 27,454 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27,952 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27,869 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 28,321 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 28,305 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28,715 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 28,733 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29,002 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 29,271 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 29,606 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 29,625 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 29,549 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 29,656 | +0.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 29,656 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,320, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 29,656 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28,790, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,453 | 15,819 | 21,249 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,090 | 21,796 | 28,218 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,290 | 26,760 | 29,592 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,748 | 27,186 | 28,174 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,900 | 27,869 | 29,625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,656 | 29,656 | 29,656 | 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 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 in 2020.
- What is the lowest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,819 in 1970.
- How does Bulgaria rank for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals)?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 43 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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