Hospital beds per 1,000 people — all countries

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Bulgaria

Hospital beds per 1,000 people in Bulgaria in 2023 — 8.2 per 1,000. Ranked 3 in the world out of 73. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 32%.

2023 8.2 per 1,000 +2.37% vs 2022
World rank 3of 73
Period maximum 10.49 per 1,0001993
Period minimum 6.16 per 1,0002004

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Bulgaria, 1960–202368101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.21 per 1,0001980: 8.85 per 1,0001981: 8.86 per 1,0001982: 8.89 per 1,0001983: 8.88 per 1,0001984: 8.96 per 1,0001985: 9.11 per 1,0001986: 9.45 per 1,0001987: 9.56 per 1,0001988: 9.56 per 1,0001989: 9.7 per 1,0001990: 9.79 per 1,0001991: 9.77 per 1,0001992: 10.21 per 1,0001993: 10.49 per 1,0001994: 10.2 per 1,0001995: 10.37 per 1,0001996: 10.47 per 1,0001997: 10.28 per 1,0001998: 8.41 per 1,0001999: 7.49 per 1,0002000: 7.57 per 1,0002001: 7.19 per 1,0002002: 6.49 per 1,0002003: 6.3 per 1,0002004: 6.16 per 1,0002005: 6.45 per 1,0002006: 6.25 per 1,0002007: 6.43 per 1,0002008: 6.57 per 1,0002009: 6.68 per 1,0002010: 6.58 per 1,0002011: 6.42 per 1,0002012: 6.6 per 1,0002013: 6.82 per 1,0002014: 7.13 per 1,0002015: 7.24 per 1,0002016: 7.27 per 1,0002017: 7.45 per 1,0002018: 7.57 per 1,0002019: 7.74 per 1,0002020: 7.82 per 1,0002021: 7.92 per 1,0002022: 8.01 per 1,0002023: 8.2 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.99 (+31.97%) Average annual rate: 0.44 %
Hospital beds per 1,000 people — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 8.2 +0.19 +2.37%
2022 8.01 +0.09 +1.14%
2021 7.92 +0.1 +1.28%
2020 7.82 +0.08 +1.03%
2019 7.74 +0.17 +2.25%
2018 7.57 +0.12 +1.61%
2017 7.45 +0.18 +2.48%
2016 7.27 +0.03 +0.41%
2015 7.24 +0.11 +1.54%
2014 7.13 +0.31 +4.55%
2013 6.82 +0.22 +3.33%
2012 6.6 +0.18 +2.8%
2011 6.42 −0.16 −2.43%
2010 6.58 −0.1 −1.5%
2009 6.68 +0.11 +1.67%
2008 6.57 +0.14 +2.18%
2007 6.43 +0.18 +2.88%
2006 6.25 −0.2 −3.1%
2005 6.45 +0.29 +4.71%
2004 6.16 −0.14 −2.22%
2003 6.3 −0.19 −2.93%
2002 6.49 −0.7 −9.74%
2001 7.19 −0.38 −5.02%
2000 7.57 +0.08 +1.07%
1999 7.49 −0.92 −10.94%
1998 8.41 −1.87 −18.19%
1997 10.28 −0.19 −1.81%
1996 10.47 +0.1 +0.96%
1995 10.37 +0.17 +1.71%
1994 10.2 −0.3 −2.84%
1993 10.49 +0.29 +2.82%
1992 10.21 +0.44 +4.49%
1991 9.77 −0.02 −0.23%
1990 9.79 +0.09 +0.91%
1989 9.7 +0.14 +1.48%
1988 9.56 −0 −0.04%
1987 9.56 +0.11 +1.19%
1986 9.45 +0.34 +3.71%
1985 9.11 +0.15 +1.68%
1984 8.96 +0.09 +0.97%
1983 8.88 −0.01 −0.11%
1982 8.89 +0.03 +0.31%
1981 8.86 +0.01 +0.09%
1980 8.85
1960 6.21

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of hospital beds, including beds in public, private, general and specialized inpatient facilities and rehabilitation centers, per 1,000 people. The indicator is declining in many advanced countries not because their systems are degrading but because of the shift to day hospitals and outpatient treatment — yet it is the very thing that turned out to be the binding constraint in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.