Physicians in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Physicians was 4.33 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Bulgaria, 1960–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, physicians in Bulgaria stood at 4.33 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Bulgaria peaked at 4.33 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.41 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.12 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.73 per 1,000 people | 2.46 per 1,000 people | 3.02 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 3.08 per 1,000 people | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 3.73 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 4.24 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 4.28 per 1,000 people | 4.33 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 35,768 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.08 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,549 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 34,885 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 33,230 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Bulgaria?
- Physicians in Bulgaria was 4.33 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for physicians?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.