Physicians by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Physicians by NUTS 2 region was 30,086 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,086
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
20th
of 46 countries
All-time high
30,086
in 2024
All-time low
27,186
in 2001
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Physicians by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 1993–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1993200820241993: 28.5k1994: 28.1k1995: 29.1k1996: 29.6k1997: 28.7k1998: 28.5k1999: 28.3k2000: 27.5k2001: 27.2k2002: 27.7k2003: 28.1k2004: 27.4k2005: 28.2k2006: 28.1k2007: 27.9k2008: 27.5k2009: 28.0k2010: 27.9k2011: 28.3k2012: 28.3k2013: 28.7k2014: 28.7k2015: 29.0k2016: 29.3k2017: 29.6k2018: 29.6k2019: 29.5k2020: 29.7k2021: 29.5k2022: 29.5k2023: 29.8k2024: 30.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 30,086 for physicians by nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 30,086 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27,186, in 2001.

Bulgaria ranks 20th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Physicians by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Physicians by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 28,457 —
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%
2024 30,086 +0.8%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 30,086 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,178, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 30,086 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32,806, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,658 28,094 29,592 7
2000s 27,748 27,186 28,174 10
2010s 28,900 27,869 29,625 10
2020s 29,734 29,538 30,086 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 17 Switzerland 41,929 compare
  2. 18 Belgium 39,951 compare
  3. 19 Hungary 35,526 compare
  4. 21 Norway 28,271 compare
  5. 22 Denmark 27,878 compare
  6. 23 Ireland 22,257 compare

See the full ranking of 291 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
Physicians by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 30,086 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest physicians by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 30,086 in 2024.
What is the lowest physicians by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 27,186 in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for physicians by nuts 2 region?
Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
Is physicians by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Physicians by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
291 places, 7,922 data points, 1993–2025
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