Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 6,089 Persons in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
6,089 Persons
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
6,340 Persons
in 2015
All-time low
6,026 Persons
in 2022
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Bulgaria, 2015–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k2015202020252015: 6.3k Persons2016: 6.2k Persons2017: 6.2k Persons2018: 6.2k Persons2019: 6.2k Persons2020: 6.1k Persons2021: 6.0k Persons2022: 6.0k Persons2023: 6.1k Persons2024: 6.1k Persons2025: 6.1k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Bulgaria is 6,089 Persons, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Bulgaria peaked at 6,340 Persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,026 Persons, in 2022.

That places Bulgaria 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Bulgaria, 2015 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
2015 6,340 Persons
2016 6,233 Persons -1.7%
2017 6,206 Persons -0.4%
2018 6,177 Persons -0.5%
2019 6,157 Persons -0.3%
2020 6,089 Persons -1.1%
2021 6,030 Persons -1.0%
2022 6,026 Persons -0.1%
2023 6,054 Persons +0.5%
2024 6,073 Persons +0.3%
2025 6,089 Persons +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6,222 Persons 6,157 Persons 6,340 Persons 5
2020s 6,060 Persons 6,026 Persons 6,089 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 23 Austria 9,169 Persons compare
  2. 24 Hungary 9,142 Persons compare
  3. 25 Switzerland 9,005 Persons compare
  4. 27 Denmark 6,020 Persons compare
  5. 28 Finland 5,656 Persons compare
  6. 29 Norway 5,611 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Bulgaria?
Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Bulgaria was 6,089 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 6,340 Persons in 2015.
What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 6,026 Persons in 2022.
How does Bulgaria rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,853 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.