Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Croatia

Croatia: Pharmacists — Health and social employment was 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
2nd
of 2 countries
All-time high
1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
All-time low
0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Croatia, 2016–2024

00.250.50.7511.22016202020242016: 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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

Analysis

In 2024, pharmacists — health and social employment in Croatia stood at 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmacists — health and social employment in Croatia peaked at 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2016.

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

Annual values for Pharmacists — Health and social employment in Croatia, 2016 to 2024.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
2016 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants
2017 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants +5.6%
2018 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.2%
2019 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.1%
2020 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.0%
2021 1.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.9%
2022 1.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.8%
2023 1.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.7%
2024 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9525 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4
2020s 1.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 1 Latvia 1.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 1 Malta 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 2 Belgium 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 2 Lithuania 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 3 Estonia 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 3 Iceland 2.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  7. 4 Finland 2.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  8. 4 Netherlands 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  9. 5 Portugal 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmacists — health and social employment in Croatia?
Pharmacists — health and social employment in Croatia was 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
What is the lowest pharmacists — health and social employment recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2016.
How does Croatia rank for pharmacists — health and social employment?
Croatia ranks 2nd out of 2 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmacists — health and social employment rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 Pharmacists — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmacists — 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
28 places, 726 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of pharmacists by status (ie. practising pharmacists, professionally active pharmacists, and pharmacists licenced to practice). Practising pharmacists prepare, dispense or sell medicaments and drugs for patients and provide advice. Professionally active pharmacists are practising pharmacists and other pharmacists for whom their education in pharmacy is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Pharmacists licensed to practice include practising and other (non-practising) pharmacists who are registered and entitled to practice. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.