People reporting good or very good health in Bulgaria
64.6% of people aged 16 or over in Bulgaria rated their health as good or very good in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2008. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Bulgaria, 2025
64.6%
Change from 2024
−1.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
67.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
68.2%
Position in 2025
21st of 31
People reporting good or very good health in Bulgaria over time
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% of people aged 16 or over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.6% | 67.9% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | 67.8% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | 69.0% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | 68.8% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | 68.6% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | 68.5%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 66.5% | 68.9%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 65.7%b (break in time series) | 67.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 65.4% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 65.7% | 67.2%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 66.3% | 66.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 66.6% | 67.3%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 67.1% | 66.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 67.1% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 65.2% | – |
| 2008 | 62.2% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 65.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 65.4%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 67.9%.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Life expectancy at birth
75.8 years
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Average life satisfaction
6.3 out of 10
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Infant mortality rate
4.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
870 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
467 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
8.5%
2024 · Eurostat