Nurses — Health and social employment in Croatia

Croatia: Nurses — Health and social employment was 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
11.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2021
All-time low
7.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2011
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Nurses — Health and social employment in Croatia, 2010–2024

02.557.5102010201720242010: 7.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 7.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 7.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 8.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 8.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 9.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 9.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 10.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 10.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 10.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 11.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 10.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 10.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants for nurses — health and social employment in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Croatia peaked at 11.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2011.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Nurses — Health and social employment in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Nurses — Health and social employment in Croatia, 2010 to 2024.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
2010 7.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants
2011 7.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.1%
2012 7.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.7%
2013 8.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.0%
2014 8.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.4%
2015 8.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.1%
2016 9.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.7%
2017 9.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.3%
2018 10.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.6%
2019 10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.7%
2020 10.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.7%
2021 11.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.0%
2022 10.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.4%
2023 10.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.9%
2024 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants 7.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 10.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 1 Iceland 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 2 Norway 29.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 3 Luxembourg 22.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants
  4. 4 Finland 21.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 5 Sweden 21.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses — health and social employment in Croatia?
Nurses — health and social employment in Croatia was 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 11.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2011.
How does Croatia rank for nurses — health and social employment?
Croatia ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Nurses — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nurses — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 714 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of nurses by status (ie. practising nurses, professionally active nurses, and nurses licenced to practice) and category (ie. Professional nurses and associate professional nurses). Practising nurses provide services directly to patients. Professionally active nurses include practising nurses and other nurses for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. A nurse licensed to practice has completed a programme of nursing education and is qualified and authorised in his/her country to practice nursing. They include practising and other (non-practising) nurses. Professional nurses assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other healthcare workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures. Associate professional nurses generally work under the supervision of, and in support of implementation of healthcare, treatment and referrals plans established by medical, nursing and other health professionals. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.