Nursing personnel in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Nursing personnel was 28,570 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
28,570
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
80th
of 189 countries
All-time high
53,810
in 1990
All-time low
28,508
in 2002
Years of data
40
1980–2023
Nursing personnel in Bulgaria, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, nursing personnel in Bulgaria stood at 28,570.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Bulgaria peaked at 53,810 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28,508, in 2002.
That places Bulgaria 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51,055 | 45,449 | 53,203 | 6 |
| 1990s | 49,950 | 45,252 | 53,810 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,853 | 28,508 | 32,314 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,429 | 30,546 | 32,455 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,843 | 28,570 | 29,160 | 4 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 29,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Bulgaria?
- Nursing personnel in Bulgaria was 28,570 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 53,810 in 1990.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,508 in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for nursing personnel?
- Bulgaria ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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