{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-nurses-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-nurses-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-nurses-per-100k/","title":"Bulgaria Practising Nurses per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Practising Nurses per 100,000 Inhabitants: 440.8 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, -0.5% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_PRS2), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Practising Nurses per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_PRS2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"440.8","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Practising Nurses per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":407.82},{"period":"2006","value":415.72},{"period":"2007","value":427.34},{"period":"2008","value":431.28},{"period":"2009","value":429.33},{"period":"2010","value":429.8},{"period":"2011","value":430.15},{"period":"2012","value":441.29},{"period":"2013","value":453.28},{"period":"2014","value":451.21},{"period":"2015","value":449.54},{"period":"2016","value":449.31},{"period":"2017","value":454.99},{"period":"2018","value":455.82},{"period":"2019","value":461.65},{"period":"2020","value":445.14},{"period":"2021","value":442.83},{"period":"2022","value":445.89},{"period":"2023","value":443.18},{"period":"2024","value":440.79}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"440.8","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"443.2","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"445.9","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"442.8","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"445.1","yoyChange":"-3.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"461.6","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"455.8","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"455.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"449.3","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"449.5","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"451.2","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"453.3","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"441.3","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"430.1","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"429.8","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"429.3","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"431.3","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"427.3","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"415.7","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2005","value":"407.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising nurses per 100,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. Show nursing workforce trends and EU comparison. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 461.7 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 407.8 in 2005. The latest reading of 440.8 in 2024 represents a change of -2.4."}]}