Health personnel in Croatia

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

Latest (2024)
15,865
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
22nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
15,865
in 2024
All-time low
5,024
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2024

Health personnel in Croatia, 1970–2024

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

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health personnel in Croatia is 15,865, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,024, in 1970.

That places Croatia 22nd out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 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 14,656 +2.8%
2022 15,272 +4.2%
2023 15,480 +1.4%
2024 15,865 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 15,106 14,256 15,865 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 19 Serbia 22,037 compare
  2. 20 Finland 20,751 compare
  3. 21 Slovakia 16,938 compare
  4. 23 Lithuania 13,487 compare
  5. 24 Slovenia 7,593 compare
  6. 25 Latvia 6,360 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in Croatia?
Health personnel in Croatia was 15,865 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 15,865 in 2024.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,024 in 1970.
How does Croatia rank for health personnel?
Croatia ranks 22nd out of 32 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 1,216 data points, 1960–2025
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