Pharmacists in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pharmacists was 6,481 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,481
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
52nd
of 166 countries
All-time high
6,493
in 2018
All-time low
1,356
in 1999
Years of data
36
1980–2024
Pharmacists in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, pharmacists in Bulgaria stood at 6,481.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Bulgaria peaked at 6,493 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,356, in 1999.
Bulgaria ranks 52nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,085 | 3,648 | 4,294 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,289 | 1,356 | 4,366 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,600 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,905 | 5,560 | 6,493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,213 | 6,082 | 6,481 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 49 Austria 7,017 compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 6,850 compare
- 51 Finland 6,504 compare
- 53 Ireland 6,250 compare
- 54 Switzerland 6,157 compare
- 55 Costa Rica 6,142 compare
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 pharmacists in Bulgaria?
- Pharmacists in Bulgaria was 6,481 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,493 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,356 in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pharmacists?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Pharmacists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).