Physiotherapists in Croatia
Croatia: Physiotherapists was 3,755 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Physiotherapists in Croatia, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 3,755 for physiotherapists in 2023. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physiotherapists in Croatia peaked at 3,755 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 967, in 1980.
Croatia ranks 37th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Physiotherapists in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 967 | — |
| 1985 | 1,360 | +40.6% |
| 1986 | 1,484 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 1,524 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1,568 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,631 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1,692 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1,583 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 1,551 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,502 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1,490 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,454 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,544 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1,664 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1,691 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,721 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,782 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,847 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1,889 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,932 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,013 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2,079 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2,165 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,282 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2,410 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 2,412 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,569 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 2,606 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,672 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,695 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,998 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 3,030 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3,077 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3,230 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3,337 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3,384 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,128 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 3,587 | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 3,562 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,755 | +5.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 3,755 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,390, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 3,755 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,345, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physiotherapists 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +40.6% | 967 | 1,360 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,422 | 967 | 1,631 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1,589 | 1,454 | 1,721 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,081 | 1,782 | 2,412 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,960 | 2,569 | 3,384 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,508 | 3,128 | 3,755 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More health data for Croatia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7791 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physiotherapists in Croatia?
- Physiotherapists in Croatia was 3,755 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physiotherapists recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,755 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physiotherapists recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 967 in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for physiotherapists?
- Croatia ranks 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physiotherapists rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physiotherapists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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