Practising physicians in Bulgaria

Name: Practising physicians in Bulgaria
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Bulgaria had 467 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Practising physicians Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Bulgaria, 2024 467 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +4per 100,000 people 2023: 463 per 100,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 420 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2024 7th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Bulgaria over time

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

Practising physicians (physicians per 100,000 inhabitants), 2001 to 2024
Period	Bulgaria
2024	467 per 100,000 people
2023	463 per 100,000 people
2022	457 per 100,000 people
2021	454 per 100,000 people
2020	453 per 100,000 people
2019	447 per 100,000 people
2018	441 per 100,000 people
2017	435 per 100,000 people
2016	425 per 100,000 people
2015	415 per 100,000 people
2014	406 per 100,000 people
2013	401 per 100,000 people
2012	390 per 100,000 people
2011	385 per 100,000 people
2010	377 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009	375 per 100,000 people
2008	366 per 100,000 people
2007	370 per 100,000 people
2006	370 per 100,000 people
2005	368 per 100,000 people
2004	355 per 100,000 people
2003	362 per 100,000 people
2002	353 per 100,000 people
2001	339 per 100,000 people

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +4 from 463 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 406 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +61.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 7th 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 unit=P_HTHAB wstatus=PRACT med_spec=PHYS
Observation period: 1970 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 32 countries with a value for 2024.

4 Cyprus 550 per 100,000 people
5 Norway 507 per 100,000 people
6 Germany 475 per 100,000 people
7 Bulgaria 467 per 100,000 people
8 Lithuania 467 per 100,000 people
9 Denmark 466 per 100,000 people
10 Iceland 466 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

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What this measures

Physicians who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. Some countries report only professionally active or licensed physicians, so those are not included here.

Population covered: Total population

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