Nurses and midwives in Croatia
Croatia: Nurses and midwives was 8 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Croatia, 1990–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 8 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Croatia peaked at 8 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.17 per 1,000 people, in 1995.
That places Croatia 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives in Croatia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 4.51 per 1,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 4.66 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 4.6 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.51 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.17 per 1,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 4.36 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 4.62 per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 4.8 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.95 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.12 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 5.16 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.18 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.29 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.33 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.41 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.53 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.73 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.61 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.81 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.95 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.07 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.23 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.19 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.26 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.79 per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 7.04 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.17 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.95 per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 8 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.62 per 1,000 people | 4.17 per 1,000 people | 5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 per 1,000 people | 5.12 per 1,000 people | 5.73 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 per 1,000 people | 5.81 per 1,000 people | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people | 8 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Croatia?
- Nurses and midwives in Croatia was 8 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 per 1,000 people in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for nurses and midwives?
- Croatia ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.