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

Latest (2024)
0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
26th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
All-time low
0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Bulgaria, 2014–2024

00.050.10.152014201920242014: 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 0.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 0.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 0.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 0.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 0.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 0.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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

Annual values for Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment in Bulgaria, 2014 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 23 Japan 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 24 Ukraine 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants
  3. 25 Greece 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 27 Serbia 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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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Indicator
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 662 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.