Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Croatia
Croatia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 3.91 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Croatia, 1980–2022
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 3.91 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Croatia peaked at 3.91 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.67 per 1,000 people, in 1980.
That places Croatia 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Croatia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.67 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1981 | 1.74 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.81 per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.86 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.88 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 1.93 per 1,000 people | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 1.98 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.05 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.06 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.22 per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 2.29 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.32 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.38 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.41 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.45 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.46 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.51 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.57 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.57 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.61 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.73 per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.73 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.74 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.86 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.92 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.04 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.15 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.21 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.27 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.4 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.59 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.61 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.73 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.91 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.14 per 1,000 people | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 2.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 2.74 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 3.91 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,965 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -17.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0251 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 679.27 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Croatia?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Croatia was 3.91 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 per 1,000 people in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Croatia ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.