Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Bulgaria

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bulgaria in 2023 — 4.2 per 1,000. Ranked 34 in the world out of 75. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 39.5%.

2023 4.2 per 1,000 −10.63% vs 2022
World rank 34of 75
Period maximum 6.96 per 1,0001993
Period minimum 4.06 per 1,0002002

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Bulgaria, 1990–202345671990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6.95 per 1,0001991: 6.64 per 1,0001992: 6.69 per 1,0001993: 6.96 per 1,0001994: 6.83 per 1,0001995: 6.9 per 1,0001996: 6.96 per 1,0001997: 6.49 per 1,0001998: 6.53 per 1,0001999: 6.29 per 1,0002000: 4.45 per 1,0002001: 4.2 per 1,0002002: 4.06 per 1,0002003: 4.24 per 1,0002004: 4.28 per 1,0002005: 4.51 per 1,0002006: 4.59 per 1,0002007: 4.7 per 1,0002008: 4.73 per 1,0002009: 4.71 per 1,0002010: 4.71 per 1,0002011: 4.73 per 1,0002012: 4.83 per 1,0002013: 4.92 per 1,0002014: 4.87 per 1,0002015: 4.83 per 1,0002016: 4.8 per 1,0002017: 4.83 per 1,0002018: 4.8 per 1,0002019: 4.85 per 1,0002020: 4.67 per 1,0002021: 4.67 per 1,0002022: 4.7 per 1,0002023: 4.2 per 1,000
Change over the period: −2.75 (−39.55%) Average annual rate: -1.51 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 4.2 −0.5 −10.63%
2022 4.7 +0.04 +0.84%
2021 4.67 −0.01 −0.19%
2020 4.67 −0.17 −3.59%
2019 4.85 +0.04 +0.92%
2018 4.8 −0.02 −0.5%
2017 4.83 +0.03 +0.52%
2016 4.8 −0.03 −0.58%
2015 4.83 −0.04 −0.8%
2014 4.87 −0.05 −1%
2013 4.92 +0.09 +1.82%
2012 4.83 +0.11 +2.22%
2011 4.73 +0.02 +0.34%
2010 4.71 +0 +0.04%
2009 4.71 −0.02 −0.49%
2008 4.73 +0.03 +0.7%
2007 4.7 +0.11 +2.46%
2006 4.59 +0.08 +1.71%
2005 4.51 +0.23 +5.28%
2004 4.28 +0.04 +0.94%
2003 4.24 +0.18 +4.41%
2002 4.06 −0.14 −3.22%
2001 4.2 −0.25 −5.68%
2000 4.45 −1.84 −29.24%
1999 6.29 −0.24 −3.72%
1998 6.53 +0.04 +0.62%
1997 6.49 −0.46 −6.66%
1996 6.96 +0.05 +0.78%
1995 6.9 +0.07 +1.04%
1994 6.83 −0.13 −1.88%
1993 6.96 +0.27 +4.08%
1992 6.69 +0.05 +0.75%
1991 6.64 −0.32 −4.53%
1990 6.95

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel per thousand people. WHO data through the World Bank database; coverage here is broader than in the direct WHO series — 245 territories. The indicator belongs to the set of health workforce indicators by which WHO assesses the ability of a system to secure universal coverage with services.

Important: Density says nothing about accessibility: personnel can be concentrated in large cities, and at the same average value provision in the countryside differs severalfold.

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