Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) in Croatia
Croatia: Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) was 14,529 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Croatia, 1970–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Croatia is 14,529, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Croatia peaked at 14,529 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,024, in 1970.
That places Croatia 27th out of 43 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,024 | — |
| 1980 | 7,668 | +52.6% |
| 1981 | 7,997 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 8,348 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 8,609 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 8,739 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 9,139 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 9,522 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 9,792 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 9,955 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 10,173 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 10,152 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 9,303 | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 9,446 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 9,693 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 9,607 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 9,723 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10,110 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 10,331 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 10,299 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 10,436 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 10,439 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10,552 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 10,589 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10,820 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11,093 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 11,100 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11,250 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 11,799 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 11,801 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,813 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12,304 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 12,490 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 12,772 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12,906 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13,302 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 13,430 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13,504 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13,885 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 14,075 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14,312 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 14,256 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 14,529 | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health personnel: historical data (1980-2021) in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +52.6% | 5,024 | 7,668 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,024 | 5,024 | 5,024 | 1 |
| 1980s | 8,994 | 7,668 | 10,173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,910 | 9,303 | 10,436 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,126 | 10,439 | 11,813 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,298 | 12,304 | 14,312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,392 | 14,256 | 14,529 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More health data for Croatia
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.857 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 21,594 (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.2 (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 78.9 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 104 (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 5.4 Percentage of live births (2023)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 5.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -5.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 78.9 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 14,256 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Croatia?
- Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Croatia was 14,529 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,529 in 2021.
- What is the lowest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,024 in 1970.
- How does Croatia rank for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals)?
- Croatia ranks 27th out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - historical data (1980-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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