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
Croatia recorded 14,529 for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in 2021. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
Croatia ranks 27th of 43 countries on this measure, 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% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 14,529 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,320, 55% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 14,529 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,790, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 |
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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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