Health workforce migration in Croatia

Croatia: Health workforce migration was 20,355 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20,355
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
20,355
in 2024
All-time low
17,013
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Health workforce migration in Croatia, 2017–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2017202020242017: 17.0k2018: 17.5k2019: 18.6k2020: 18.1k2021: 18.9k2022: 19.4k2023: 19.9k2024: 20.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 20,355 for health workforce migration in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Croatia ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Health workforce migration in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Health workforce migration in Croatia, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 17,013 —
2018 17,532 +3.1%
2019 18,611 +6.2%
2020 18,058 -3.0%
2021 18,897 +4.6%
2022 19,379 +2.6%
2023 19,914 +2.8%
2024 20,355 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17,719 17,013 18,611 3
2020s 19,321 18,058 20,355 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 20 Norway 28,271 compare
  2. 21 Denmark 27,878 compare
  3. 22 Ireland 22,257 compare
  4. 23 Croatia 20,355 compare
  5. 25 Finland 19,789 compare
  6. 26 Lithuania 15,023 compare
  7. 26 Lithuania 15,023 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workforce migration in Croatia?
Health workforce migration in Croatia was 20,355 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health workforce migration recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 20,355 in 2024.
What is the lowest health workforce migration recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,013 in 2017.
How does Croatia rank for health workforce migration?
Croatia ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is health workforce migration rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health workforce migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workforce migration
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 656 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed