Practising physicians in Croatia

Name: Practising physicians in Croatia
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Croatia had 410 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Practising physicians Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Croatia, 2024 410 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +9per 100,000 people 2023: 401 per 100,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 420 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2024 17th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Croatia over time

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Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Practising physicians (physicians per 100,000 inhabitants), 2001 to 2024
Period	Croatia
2024	410 per 100,000 people
2023	401 per 100,000 people
2022	396 per 100,000 people
2021	378 per 100,000 people
2020	364 per 100,000 people
2019	362 per 100,000 people
2018	353 per 100,000 people
2017	343 per 100,000 people
2016	329 per 100,000 people
2015	323 per 100,000 people
2014	317 per 100,000 people
2013	305 per 100,000 people
2012	300 per 100,000 people
2011	292 per 100,000 people
2010	286 per 100,000 people
2009	274 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2008	274 per 100,000 people
2007	274 per 100,000 people
2006	261 per 100,000 people
2005	257 per 100,000 people
2004	257 per 100,000 people
2003	251 per 100,000 people
2002	246 per 100,000 people
2001	245 per 100,000 people

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +9 from 401 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 317 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +93.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Croatia has the 17th highest value.

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_rs_prs2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A unit=P_HTHAB wstatus=PRACT med_spec=PHYS
Observation period: 1970 to 2024 for Croatia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Croatia compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 32 countries with a value for 2024.

14 Malta 458 per 100,000 people
15 Portugal 431 per 100,000 people
16 Czechia 429 per 100,000 people
17 Croatia 410 per 100,000 people
18 Luxembourg 409 per 100,000 people
19 Netherlands 396 per 100,000 people
20 France 394 per 100,000 people

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What this measures

Physicians who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. Some countries report only professionally active or licensed physicians, so those are not included here.

Population covered: Total population

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