General Data from Healthcare Professional Registries

Total number of doctors nationwide

34 148
Source: Bulgarian Medical Association

Data as of 05:20 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

Total number of pharmacists nationwide

7 501
Source: Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union

Data as of 05:15 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

Number of doctors without specialty nationwide

10 483
Source: Bulgarian Medical Association

Data as of 05:21 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

Number of specialized doctors nationwide

23 665
Source: Bulgarian Medical Association

Data as of 05:21 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

region,number_of_doctors_with_specialization,number_of_doctors_with_specialization_per_1000,number_of_doctors_with_specialization_per_10000,number_of_doctors_with_specialization_per_100000 BG-01,644,2,22,224 BG-02,842,2,21,216 BG-03,2235,5,51,510 BG-04,724,3,36,361 BG-05,295,4,41,418 BG-06,531,3,36,363 BG-07,369,3,39,393 BG-08,420,2,28,289 BG-09,258,1,17,172 BG-10,362,3,34,341 BG-11,397,3,35,358 BG-12,336,2,29,298 BG-13,625,2,27,279 BG-14,334,3,30,303 BG-15,1200,5,55,557 BG-16,2382,3,37,374 BG-17,227,2,22,228 BG-18,605,3,32,325 BG-19,240,2,25,256 BG-20,490,2,28,289 BG-21,258,2,28,284 BG-22,6584,5,50,508 BG-23,463,2,20,206 BG-24,1257,4,43,435 BG-25,262,2,27,276 BG-26,535,2,25,258 BG-27,479,3,32,320 BG-28,311,2,29,294 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Number of specialized doctors by district

Source: Bulgarian Medical Association
Region

value

Yambol Shumen Haskovo Targovishte Stara Zagora Sofia oblast Sofia (capital) Smolyan Sliven Silistra Ruse Razgrad Plovdiv Pleven Pernik Pazardzhik Montana Lovech Kyustendil Kardzhali Dobrich Gabrovo Vratsa Vidin Veliko Tarnovo Varna Burgas Blagoevgrad

Data as of 05:26 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

specialty_name,number_of_doctors_with_specialization Вътрешни болести / Internal diseases,4305 Обща медицина / General medicine,2871 Педиатрия / Paediatrics,2192 Хирургия / Surgery,1593 Акушерство и гинекология / Obstetrics and gynaecology,1551 Кардиология / Cardiology,1395 Анестезиология и интензивно лечение / Anaesthesiology and intensive care,1300 Нервни болести / Neurology ,1156 Очни болести / Ophthalmology,911 Образна диагностика / Image diagnostics,765 Ортопедия и травматология / Orthopaedics and traumatology,763 Социална медицина и здравен мениджмънт / Social medicine and healthcare management,632 Ушно-носно-гърлени болести / Otorhinolaryngology,609 Кожни и венерически болести / Dermatology and venereology,603 Физикална и рехабилитационна медицина / Physical and rehabilitation medicine,586 Психиатрия / Psychiatry,573 Ендокринология и болести на обмяната / Endocrinology and metabolic diseases,560 Няма специалност / No specialty,539 Гастроентерология / Gastroenterology,519 Клинична лаборатория / Clinical laboratory,507 Пневмология и фтизиатрия / Pneumology and phthisiatry,450 Урология / Urology,389 Нефрология / Nephrology,363 Медицинска онкология / Medical oncology,292 Клинична микробиология / Clinical microbiology,258 Ревматология / Rheumatology,253 Инфекциозни болести / Infectious diseases,207 Неврохирургия / Neurosurgery,176 Обща и клинична патология / General and clinical pathology,174 Клинична хематология / Clinical haematology,166 Съдова хирургия / Vascular surgery,164 Спешна медицина / Emergency medicine,163 Трудова медицина / Occupational medicine,161 Неонатология / Neonatology,142 Епидемиология на инфекциозните болести / Epidemiology of infectious diseases,135 Трансфузионна хематология / Transfusion haematology,114 Клинична алергология / Clinical allergology,100 Лъчелечение / Radiotherapy,91 Хранене и диететика / Nutrition and dietetics,82 Пластично-възстановителна и естетична хирургия / Plastic-reconstructive and aesthetic surgery,80 Гръдна хирургия / Thoracic surgery,78 Детска хирургия / Paediatric surgery,70 Медицинска паразитология / Medical parasitology,70 Детска кардиология / Paediatric cardiology,67 Съдебна медицина и деонтология / Forensic medicine and deontology,66 Кардиохирургия / Cardiosurgery,64 Клинична вирусология / Clinical virology,61 Клинична имунология / Clinical immunology,57 Детска ревматология / Paediatric reumatology,56 Икономика на здравеопазването / Healthcare economics,56 Нуклеарна медицина / Nuclear medicine,54 Клинична токсикология / Clinical toxicology,54 "Анатомия, хистология и цитология / Anatomy, histology and cytology",52 Детска пневмология и фтизиатрия / Paediatric pneumology and phthysiatry ,49 Спортна медицина / Sports medicine,47 Медицинска генетика / Medical genetics,37 Хигиена на детско-юношеската възраст / Child and adolescent hygiene,36 Детска ендокринология и болести на обмяната / Paediatric endocrinology and metabolic diseases,35 Професионални болести / Professional diseases,32 Патофизиология / Pathophysiology,31 Медицина на бедствените ситуации / Disaster (accident) medicine,30 Обща хигиена / General hygiene,29 Детска психиатрия / Child psychiatry,27 Фармакология / Pharmacology,26 Физиология / Physiology,26 Авиационна медицина / Aviation medicine,25 Детска неврология / Paediatric neurology,25 Ангиология / Angiology,25 Лицево-челюстна хирургия / Maxillo-facial surgery,22 Детска нефрология и хемодиализа / Paediatric nephrology and haemodyalisis,20 Превантивна военна медицина / Preventive military medicine,20 Комунална хигиена / Community hygiene,20 Токсикология / Toxicology,19 Радиобиология / Radiobiology,18 Детска клинична хематология и онкология / Paediatric clinical haematology and oncology,15 Детска гастроентерология / Paediatric gastroenterology,15 Клинична фармакология и терапия / Clinical pharmacology and therapy,13 Съдебна психиатрия / Forensic psychiatry,11 Военна токсикология / Military toxicology,11 Биохимия / Biochemistry,11 Медицинска биология / Medical biology,9 Военномедицинско планиране / Military medical planning,8 Радиационна хигиена / Radiation hygiene,6 Правно регулиране в здравеопазването / Legal regulation in healthcare,4 Медицинска педагогика / Medical pedagogy,1 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Total number of doctors by specialization

Source: Bulgarian Medical Association
Специалност Брой
Internal diseases 4 305
General medicine 2 871
Paediatrics 2 192
Surgery 1 593
Obstetrics and gynaecology 1 551
Cardiology 1 395
Anaesthesiology and intensive care 1 300
Neurology 1 156
Ophthalmology 911
Image diagnostics 765
Orthopaedics and traumatology 763
Social medicine and healthcare management 632
Otorhinolaryngology 609
Dermatology and venereology 603
Physical and rehabilitation medicine 586
Psychiatry 573
Endocrinology and metabolic diseases 560
No specialty 539
Gastroenterology 519
Clinical laboratory 507
Pneumology and phthisiatry 450
Urology 389
Nephrology 363
Medical oncology 292
Clinical microbiology 258
Rheumatology 253
Infectious diseases 207
Neurosurgery 176
General and clinical pathology 174
Clinical haematology 166
Vascular surgery 164
Emergency medicine 163
Occupational medicine 161
Neonatology 142
Epidemiology of infectious diseases 135
Transfusion haematology 114
Clinical allergology 100
Radiotherapy 91
Nutrition and dietetics 82
Plastic-reconstructive and aesthetic surgery 80
Thoracic surgery 78
Paediatric surgery 70
Medical parasitology 70
Paediatric cardiology 67
Forensic medicine and deontology 66
Cardiosurgery 64
Clinical virology 61
Clinical immunology 57
Paediatric reumatology 56
Healthcare economics 56
Nuclear medicine 54
Clinical toxicology 54
Anatomy, histology and cytology 52
Paediatric pneumology and phthysiatry 49
Sports medicine 47
Medical genetics 37
Child and adolescent hygiene 36
Paediatric endocrinology and metabolic diseases 35
Professional diseases 32
Pathophysiology 31
Disaster (accident) medicine 30
General hygiene 29
Child psychiatry 27
Pharmacology 26
Physiology 26
Aviation medicine 25
Paediatric neurology 25
Angiology 25
Maxillo-facial surgery 22
Paediatric nephrology and haemodyalisis 20
Preventive military medicine 20
Community hygiene 20
Toxicology 19
Radiobiology 18
Paediatric clinical haematology and oncology 15
Paediatric gastroenterology 15
Clinical pharmacology and therapy 13
Forensic psychiatry 11
Military toxicology 11
Biochemistry 11
Medical biology 9
Military medical planning 8
Radiation hygiene 6
Legal regulation in healthcare 4
Medical pedagogy 1

Data as of 05:24 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

Number of General Practioners (GP's) nationwide

3 754
Source: Bulgarian Medical Association

Data as of 05:16 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

region,number_of_general_practitioners,number_of_general_practitioners_per_1000,number_of_general_practitioners_per_10000,number_of_general_practitioners_per_100000 BG-01,165,0,5,57 BG-02,177,0,4,45 BG-03,283,0,6,64 BG-04,128,0,6,63 BG-05,56,0,7,79 BG-06,84,0,5,57 BG-07,63,0,6,67 BG-08,107,0,7,73 BG-09,47,0,3,31 BG-10,74,0,6,69 BG-11,78,0,7,70 BG-12,74,0,6,65 BG-13,136,0,6,60 BG-14,76,0,6,69 BG-15,179,0,8,83 BG-16,411,0,6,64 BG-17,43,0,4,43 BG-18,80,0,4,42 BG-19,47,0,5,50 BG-20,93,0,5,54 BG-21,57,0,6,62 BG-22,703,0,5,54 BG-23,113,0,5,50 BG-24,192,0,6,66 BG-25,42,0,4,44 BG-26,104,0,5,50 BG-27,82,0,5,54 BG-28,60,0,5,56 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Number of GP's by district

Source: Bulgarian Medical Association
Region

value

Yambol Shumen Haskovo Targovishte Stara Zagora Sofia oblast Sofia (capital) Smolyan Sliven Silistra Ruse Razgrad Plovdiv Pleven Pernik Pazardzhik Montana Lovech Kyustendil Kardzhali Dobrich Gabrovo Vratsa Vidin Veliko Tarnovo Varna Burgas Blagoevgrad

Data as of 05:26 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

region,number_of_dentists,number_of_dentists_per_1000,number_of_dentists_per_10000,number_of_dentists_per_100000 BG-01,391,1,13,136 BG-02,395,1,10,101 BG-03,1057,2,24,241 BG-04,222,1,11,110 BG-05,92,1,13,130 BG-06,133,0,9,91 BG-07,115,1,12,122 BG-08,124,0,8,85 BG-09,179,1,11,119 BG-10,138,1,13,130 BG-11,96,0,8,86 BG-12,90,0,7,79 BG-13,271,1,12,121 BG-14,208,1,18,189 BG-15,175,0,8,81 BG-16,1675,2,26,263 BG-17,72,0,7,72 BG-18,214,1,11,114 BG-19,86,0,9,91 BG-20,155,0,9,91 BG-21,142,1,15,156 BG-22,3772,2,29,291 BG-23,212,0,9,94 BG-24,335,1,11,116 BG-25,73,0,7,77 BG-26,246,1,11,118 BG-27,139,0,9,93 BG-28,87,0,8,82 Непосочено,3,,, Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Total number of dentists by district

Source: Bulgarian Dental Association
Region

value

Yambol Shumen Haskovo Targovishte Stara Zagora Sofia oblast Sofia (capital) Smolyan Sliven Silistra Ruse Razgrad Plovdiv Pleven Pernik Pazardzhik Montana Lovech Kyustendil Kardzhali Dobrich Gabrovo Vratsa Vidin Veliko Tarnovo Varna Burgas Blagoevgrad

Data as of 05:21 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

Total number of dentists nationwide

10 897
Source: Bulgarian Dental Association

Data as of 05:20 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

Total Number of Dental Practices

8 700

Data as of 05:34 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

region,number_of_dental_practices,dental_practices_per_1000,dental_practices_per_10000,dental_practices_per_100000 BG-01,344,1,12,120 BG-02,379,0,9,97 BG-03,658,1,15,150 BG-04,197,0,9,98 BG-05,96,1,13,136 BG-06,124,0,8,84 BG-07,109,1,11,116 BG-08,114,0,7,78 BG-09,205,1,13,137 BG-10,126,1,11,118 BG-11,111,1,10,100 BG-12,91,0,8,80 BG-13,242,1,10,108 BG-14,107,0,9,97 BG-15,176,0,8,81 BG-16,1039,1,16,163 BG-17,65,0,6,65 BG-18,177,0,9,95 BG-19,72,0,7,76 BG-20,138,0,8,81 BG-21,123,1,13,135 BG-22,2922,2,22,225 BG-23,258,1,11,114 BG-24,331,1,11,114 BG-25,67,0,7,70 BG-26,227,1,10,109 BG-27,109,0,7,73 BG-28,93,0,8,88 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Number of Dental Practices per Capita by District

Region

value

Yambol Shumen Haskovo Targovishte Stara Zagora Sofia oblast Sofia (capital) Smolyan Sliven Silistra Ruse Razgrad Plovdiv Pleven Pernik Pazardzhik Montana Lovech Kyustendil Kardzhali Dobrich Gabrovo Vratsa Vidin Veliko Tarnovo Varna Burgas Blagoevgrad

Data as of 05:20 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

dental_type,number_of_dental_practices Амбулатория за индивидуална практика за първична дентална помощ / Ambulatory for Individual Practice in Primary Dental Care,7861 Амбулатория за групова практика за първична дентална помощ / Ambulatory for Group Practice in Primary Dental Care,566 Амбулатория за индивидуална практика за специализирана дентална помощ / Ambulatory for Individual Practice in Specialized Dental Care,137 Дентален център / Dental Center,67 Медико-дентален център / Medical-Dental Center,67 Амбулатория за групова практика за специализирана дентална помощ / Ambulatory for Group Practice in Specialized Dental Care,2 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Number of Dental Practices by Type of Healthcare Facility

Type of Healthcare Facility Number
Ambulatory for Individual Practice in Primary Dental Care 7 861
Ambulatory for Group Practice in Primary Dental Care 566
Ambulatory for Individual Practice in Specialized Dental Care 137
Dental Center 67
Medical-Dental Center 67
Ambulatory for Group Practice in Specialized Dental Care 2

Data as of 05:31 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

Number of Veterinary Doctors

2 740
Source: Bulgarian Veterinary Association

Data as of 05:21 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

region,number_of_veterinarians,veterinarians_per_1000,veterinarians_per_10000,veterinarians_per_100000 BG-01,86,0,3,30 BG-02,148,0,3,38 BG-03,188,0,4,42 BG-04,115,0,5,57 BG-05,24,0,3,34 BG-06,39,0,2,26 BG-07,45,0,4,47 BG-08,60,0,4,41 BG-09,38,0,2,25 BG-10,29,0,2,27 BG-11,39,0,3,35 BG-12,33,0,2,29 BG-13,65,0,2,29 BG-14,32,0,2,29 BG-15,87,0,4,40 BG-16,240,0,3,37 BG-17,61,0,6,61 BG-18,68,0,3,36 BG-19,29,0,3,30 BG-20,50,0,2,29 BG-21,25,0,2,27 BG-22,657,0,5,50 BG-23,60,0,2,26 BG-24,244,0,8,84 BG-25,45,0,4,47 BG-26,97,0,4,46 BG-27,60,0,4,40 BG-28,75,0,7,71 Непосочено,1,,, Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Number of Veterinary Doctors by District

Source: Bulgarian Veterinary Association
Region

value

Yambol Shumen Haskovo Targovishte Stara Zagora Sofia oblast Sofia (capital) Smolyan Sliven Silistra Ruse Razgrad Plovdiv Pleven Pernik Pazardzhik Montana Lovech Kyustendil Kardzhali Dobrich Gabrovo Vratsa Vidin Veliko Tarnovo Varna Burgas Blagoevgrad

Data as of 05:15 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

health_care_specialist_type,number_of_health_care_specialists МЕДИЦИНСКА СЕСТРА,20599 АКУШЕРКА,3868 МЕДИЦИНСКИ ЛАБОРАНТ,2703 РЕНТГЕНОВ ЛАБОРАНТ,1380 РЕХАБИЛИТАТОР,1071 ЛЕКАРСКИ АСИСТЕНТ,129 РЕХАБИЛИТАТОР - ЕРГОТЕРАПЕВТ,115 МАСАЖИСТ,28 КИНЕЗИТЕРАПЕВТ,22 ОРТОПЕДИЧЕН ТЕХНИК,8 ЗЪБОТЕХНИК,2 ПАРАМЕДИК,1 ГЕРИАТРИЧЕН СПЕЦИАЛИСТ,1 ЕРГОТЕРАПЕВТ,1 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Number of Healthcare Specialists

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Data as of 05:18 AM on Dec 14th, 2025

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