Nurses and midwives, total in Bulgaria in 2023 — 31,823 people. Ranked 59 in the world out of 124. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 40.3%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31,823 | −289 | −0.9% |
| 2022 | 32,112 | +32 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 32,080 | −331 | −1.02% |
| 2020 | 32,411 | −1,404 | −4.15% |
| 2019 | 33,815 | +71 | +0.21% |
| 2018 | 33,744 | −418 | −1.22% |
| 2017 | 34,162 | −68 | −0.2% |
| 2016 | 34,230 | −441 | −1.27% |
| 2015 | 34,671 | −509 | −1.45% |
| 2014 | 35,180 | −551 | −1.54% |
| 2013 | 35,731 | +381 | +1.08% |
| 2012 | 35,350 | +471 | +1.35% |
| 2011 | 34,879 | −154 | −0.44% |
| 2010 | 35,033 | −217 | −0.62% |
| 2009 | 35,250 | −400 | −1.12% |
| 2008 | 35,650 | +5 | +0.01% |
| 2007 | 35,645 | +617 | +1.76% |
| 2006 | 35,028 | +338 | +0.97% |
| 2005 | 34,690 | +1,504 | +4.53% |
| 2004 | 33,186 | +80 | +0.24% |
| 2003 | 33,106 | +1,165 | +3.65% |
| 2002 | 31,941 | −1,346 | −4.04% |
| 2001 | 33,287 | −2,323 | −6.52% |
| 2000 | 35,610 | −15,136 | −29.83% |
| 1999 | 50,746 | −2,423 | −4.56% |
| 1998 | 53,169 | −188 | −0.35% |
| 1997 | 53,357 | −4,317 | −7.49% |
| 1996 | 57,674 | −13 | −0.02% |
| 1995 | 57,687 | +194 | +0.34% |
| 1994 | 57,493 | −1,448 | −2.46% |
| 1993 | 58,941 | +1,690 | +2.95% |
| 1992 | 57,251 | −481 | −0.83% |
| 1991 | 57,732 | −3,622 | −5.9% |
| 1990 | 61,354 | +764 | +1.26% |
| 1989 | 60,590 | −364 | −0.6% |
| 1988 | 60,954 | +902 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 60,052 | +944 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 59,108 | +479 | +0.82% |
| 1985 | 58,629 | — | — |
| 1980 | 53,346 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
