Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Bulgaria, 2014–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Bulgaria peaked at 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2015 | 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0433 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.124 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bulgaria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Bulgaria?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Bulgaria was 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of caring personnel (personal care workers) by status (ie. practising caring personnel or professionally active caring personnel). Caring personnel (personal care workers) include both Healthcare assistants in institutions (ISCO-08 5321) and Home-based personal care workers (ISCO-08 5322). Practising caring personnel (personal care workers) provide direct personal care and assistance with activities of daily living. Professionally active caring personnel (personal care workers) include practising caring personnel and other caring personnel for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.