Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Croatia

Croatia: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 8 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
34th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8
in 2022
All-time low
4.17
in 1995
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Croatia, 1990–2022

024681990200620221990: 51991: 4.51992: 4.71993: 4.61994: 4.51995: 4.21996: 4.41997: 4.61998: 4.81999: 52000: 5.12001: 5.22002: 5.22003: 5.22004: 5.32005: 5.32006: 5.42007: 5.52008: 5.72009: 5.62010: 5.82011: 62012: 6.12013: 6.22014: 6.22015: 6.32016: 6.82017: 72018: 7.22019: 7.42020: 7.52021: 7.92022: 8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 8 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Croatia peaked at 8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.17, in 1995.

Croatia ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Croatia, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 5 —
1991 4.51 -9.7%
1992 4.66 +3.3%
1993 4.6 -1.2%
1994 4.51 -1.9%
1995 4.17 -7.6%
1996 4.36 +4.4%
1997 4.62 +6.1%
1998 4.8 +3.8%
1999 4.95 +3.1%
2000 5.12 +3.5%
2001 5.16 +0.7%
2002 5.18 +0.3%
2003 5.2 +0.4%
2004 5.29 +1.8%
2005 5.33 +0.7%
2006 5.41 +1.6%
2007 5.53 +2.1%
2008 5.73 +3.7%
2009 5.61 -2.1%
2010 5.81 +3.5%
2011 5.95 +2.4%
2012 6.07 +2.0%
2013 6.23 +2.5%
2014 6.19 -0.5%
2015 6.26 +1.1%
2016 6.79 +8.4%
2017 7.04 +3.7%
2018 7.17 +1.8%
2019 7.4 +3.1%
2020 7.5 +1.4%
2021 7.95 +6.0%
2022 8 +0.6%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.75, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.62 4.17 5 10
2000s 5.36 5.12 5.73 10
2010s 6.49 5.81 7.4 10
2020s 7.82 7.5 8 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 31 Malta 8.24 compare
  2. 32 Hong Kong 8.18 compare
  3. 33 Portugal 8.01 compare
  4. 35 Lithuania 7.84 compare
  5. 36 Cuba 7.6 compare
  6. 37 Uruguay 7.39 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Croatia?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Croatia was 8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.17 in 1995.
How does Croatia rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Croatia ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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