Health personnel in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Health personnel was 30,086 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,086
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 32 countries
All-time high
30,086
in 2024
All-time low
15,819
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Health personnel in Bulgaria, 1970–2024

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Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, health personnel in Bulgaria stood at 30,086. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel in Bulgaria peaked at 30,086 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,819, in 1970.

That places Bulgaria 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Health personnel in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Health personnel in Bulgaria, 1970 to 2024.
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%
2021 29,543 -0.4%
2022 29,538 -0.0%
2023 29,846 +1.0%
2024 30,086 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 29,734 29,538 30,086 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 12 Switzerland 41,929 compare
  2. 13 Belgium 39,610 compare
  3. 14 Hungary 35,526 compare
  4. 16 Norway 28,271 compare
  5. 17 Denmark 27,878 compare
  6. 18 Ireland 22,257 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in Bulgaria?
Health personnel in Bulgaria was 30,086 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 30,086 in 2024.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 15,819 in 1970.
How does Bulgaria rank for health personnel?
Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is health personnel rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health personnel
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 1,216 data points, 1960–2025
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