Practising nurses in Bulgaria

Name: Practising nurses in Bulgaria
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Bulgaria had 441 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2011.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Bulgaria, 2024 441 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 −2per 100,000 people 2023: 443 per 100,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 706 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries

Position in 2024 25th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Bulgaria over time

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Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Practising nurses (nurses per 100,000 inhabitants), 2001 to 2024
Period	Bulgaria
2024	441 per 100,000 people
2023	443 per 100,000 people
2022	446 per 100,000 people
2021	443 per 100,000 people
2020	445 per 100,000 people
2019	462 per 100,000 people
2018	456 per 100,000 people
2017	455 per 100,000 people
2016	449 per 100,000 people
2015	450 per 100,000 people
2014	451 per 100,000 people
2013	453 per 100,000 people
2012	441 per 100,000 people
2011	430 per 100,000 people
2010	430 per 100,000 people
2009	429 per 100,000 people
2008	431 per 100,000 people
2007	427 per 100,000 people
2006	416 per 100,000 people
2005	408 per 100,000 people
2004	386 per 100,000 people
2003	381 per 100,000 people
2002	364 per 100,000 people
2001	372 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −2 from 443 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 451 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −10.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 25th highest value.

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_rs_prs2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A med_spec=NRS unit=P_HTHAB wstatus=PRACT
Observation period: 1980 to 2024 for Bulgaria
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Bulgaria compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 30 countries with a value for 2024.

22 Slovenia 521 per 100,000 people
23 Cyprus 519 per 100,000 people
24 Hungary 460 per 100,000 people
25 Bulgaria 441 per 100,000 people
26 Latvia 414 per 100,000 people
27 Croatia 265 per 100,000 people
28 Greece 248 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

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What this measures

Nurses with a qualification recognised under EU rules who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. National coverage of nursing categories varies.

Population covered: Total population

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