Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 9.59 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.59
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
27th
of 165 countries
All-time high
9.59
in 2024
All-time low
7.48
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bulgaria, 2009–2024

02468102009201620242009: 7.52010: 7.52011: 7.52012: 7.62013: 7.72014: 7.92015: 8.42016: 8.82017: 92018: 9.22019: 8.42020: 8.82021: 8.92022: 8.92023: 9.32024: 9.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 9.59 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bulgaria peaked at 9.59 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.48, in 2009.

Bulgaria ranks 27th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bulgaria, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 7.48 —
2010 7.53 +0.7%
2011 7.53 +0.0%
2012 7.6 +0.9%
2013 7.66 +0.8%
2014 7.9 +3.1%
2015 8.39 +6.2%
2016 8.78 +4.6%
2017 9.04 +3.0%
2018 9.24 +2.2%
2019 8.45 -8.5%
2020 8.79 +4.0%
2021 8.87 +0.9%
2022 8.91 +0.5%
2023 9.28 +4.2%
2024 9.59 +3.3%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 9.59 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 9.59 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.39, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.48 7.48 7.48 1
2010s 8.21 7.53 9.24 10
2020s 9.09 8.79 9.59 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 24 San Marino 10.42 compare
  2. 25 Portugal 10.01 compare
  3. 26 Andorra 9.77 compare
  4. 27 Israel 9.59 compare
  5. 29 Australia 9.58 compare
  6. 30 United Kingdom 9.52 compare
  7. 30 United States 9.52 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bulgaria?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bulgaria was 9.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 9.59 in 2024.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.48 in 2009.
How does Bulgaria rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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