Medical doctors in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Medical doctors was 29,846 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29,846
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
62nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
29,846
in 2023
All-time low
16,183
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Medical doctors in Bulgaria, 1971–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 29,846 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Bulgaria peaked at 29,846 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,183, in 1971.
Bulgaria ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16,183 | — |
| 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% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 29,846 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,208, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 29,846 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,942, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,745 | 16,183 | 21,249 | 9 |
| 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 | 29,646 | 29,538 | 29,846 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Bulgaria?
- Medical doctors in Bulgaria was 29,846 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 29,846 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,183 in 1971.
- How does Bulgaria rank for medical doctors?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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