This statistic displays the number of optometrists per 10,000 population in selected European countries in 2020. In many countries in Europe the optical industry is split between optometrists and opticians. In that year in Denmark, there were 5,29 optometrists per 10,000 population, followed by 3.64 per 10,000 in Italy.
France has the highest number of opticians per 10,000 inhabitants with an estimated 5.55 opticians. The number of opticians is also quite high in Bulgaria and Austria with approximately 4.13 and 3.96 per 10,000 population respectively. Cyprus has the highest number of optician retail units per 10,000 population with 2.69 outlets per 10,000 population in 2020.
Number of optometrists in selected European countries in 2020
(per 10,000 population)
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European Council of Optometry and Optics. (October 8, 2020). Number of optometrists in selected European countries in 2020 (per 10,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/431364/percentage-of-optometrists-and-opticians-in-selected-european-countries/?fbclid=IwAR0D7BRADI1y7QFMYLiOczx53XWiDLD8s5vGRn8wK-2rrnKQSViGNn2aa_E
European Council of Optometry and Optics. "Number of optometrists in selected European countries in 2020 (per 10,000 population)." Chart. October 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/431364/percentage-of-optometrists-and-opticians-in-selected-european-countries/?fbclid=IwAR0D7BRADI1y7QFMYLiOczx53XWiDLD8s5vGRn8wK-2rrnKQSViGNn2aa_E
European Council of Optometry and Optics. (2020). Number of optometrists in selected European countries in 2020 (per 10,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/431364/percentage-of-optometrists-and-opticians-in-selected-european-countries/?fbclid=IwAR0D7BRADI1y7QFMYLiOczx53XWiDLD8s5vGRn8wK-2rrnKQSViGNn2aa_E
European Council of Optometry and Optics. "Number of Optometrists in Selected European Countries in 2020 (per 10,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/431364/percentage-of-optometrists-and-opticians-in-selected-european-countries/?fbclid=IwAR0D7BRADI1y7QFMYLiOczx53XWiDLD8s5vGRn8wK-2rrnKQSViGNn2aa_E
European Council of Optometry and Optics, Number of optometrists in selected European countries in 2020 (per 10,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/431364/percentage-of-optometrists-and-opticians-in-selected-european-countries/?fbclid=IwAR0D7BRADI1y7QFMYLiOczx53XWiDLD8s5vGRn8wK-2rrnKQSViGNn2aa_E (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of optometrists in selected European countries in 2020 (per 10,000 population) [Graph], European Council of Optometry and Optics, October 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/431364/percentage-of-optometrists-and-opticians-in-selected-european-countries/?fbclid=IwAR0D7BRADI1y7QFMYLiOczx53XWiDLD8s5vGRn8wK-2rrnKQSViGNn2aa_E