Health personnel in Croatia

Croatia: Health personnel was 15,865 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15,865 Number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
26th
of 41 countries
All-time high
15,865 Number
in 2024
All-time low
5,024 Number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2024

Health personnel in Croatia, 1970–2024

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k197019972024

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2024, health personnel in Croatia stood at 15,865 Number. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel in Croatia peaked at 15,865 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,024 Number, in 1970.

Croatia ranks 26th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Health personnel in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Health personnel in Croatia, 1970 to 2024.
Year Number Change
1970 5,024 Number —
1980 7,668 Number +52.6%
1981 7,997 Number +4.3%
1982 8,348 Number +4.4%
1983 8,609 Number +3.1%
1984 8,739 Number +1.5%
1985 9,139 Number +4.6%
1986 9,522 Number +4.2%
1987 9,792 Number +2.8%
1988 9,955 Number +1.7%
1989 10,173 Number +2.2%
1990 10,152 Number -0.2%
1991 9,303 Number -8.4%
1992 9,446 Number +1.5%
1993 9,693 Number +2.6%
1994 9,607 Number -0.9%
1995 9,723 Number +1.2%
1996 10,110 Number +4.0%
1997 10,331 Number +2.2%
1998 10,299 Number -0.3%
1999 10,436 Number +1.3%
2000 10,439 Number +0.0%
2001 10,552 Number +1.1%
2002 10,589 Number +0.4%
2003 10,820 Number +2.2%
2004 11,093 Number +2.5%
2005 11,100 Number +0.1%
2006 11,250 Number +1.4%
2007 11,799 Number +4.9%
2008 11,801 Number +0.0%
2009 11,813 Number +0.1%
2010 12,304 Number +4.2%
2011 12,490 Number +1.5%
2012 12,772 Number +2.3%
2013 12,906 Number +1.0%
2014 13,302 Number +3.1%
2015 13,430 Number +1.0%
2016 13,504 Number +0.6%
2017 13,885 Number +2.8%
2018 14,075 Number +1.4%
2019 14,312 Number +1.7%
2020 14,256 Number -0.4%
2021 14,656 Number +2.8%
2022 15,272 Number +4.2%
2023 15,480 Number +1.4%
2024 15,865 Number +2.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Health personnel 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.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +52.6% 5,024 Number 7,668 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,024 Number 5,024 Number 5,024 Number 1
1980s 8,994 Number 7,668 Number 10,173 Number 10
1990s 9,910 Number 9,303 Number 10,436 Number 10
2000s 11,126 Number 10,439 Number 11,813 Number 10
2010s 13,298 Number 12,304 Number 14,312 Number 10
2020s 15,106 Number 14,256 Number 15,865 Number 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 23 Finland 20,751 Number compare
  2. 24 Slovakia 16,938 Number compare
  3. 24 Slovakia 16,938 Number compare
  4. 26 Croatia 15,865 Number compare
  5. 28 Lithuania 13,487 Number compare
  6. 28 Lithuania 13,487 Number compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in Croatia?
Health personnel in Croatia was 15,865 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 15,865 Number in 2024.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,024 Number in 1970.
How does Croatia rank for health personnel?
Croatia ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is health personnel rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health personnel
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 1,563 data points, 1960–2025
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