Nurses — Health and social employment in Croatia
Croatia: Nurses — Health and social employment was 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nurses — Health and social employment in Croatia, 2010–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Estonia 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 Iceland 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Netherlands 11.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Norway 29.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Lithuania 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Luxembourg 22.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- 4 Finland 21.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Poland 8.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Sweden 21.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Latvia 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Croatia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 109.85 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 106.19 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 68.8% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
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 countries 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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About this data
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.