Number of opticians in selected European countries 2017

Number of opticians per 10, 000 population in selected European countries in 2017

The data shows the number of opticians per 10,000 population working in selected countries in Europe in 2017. In this year, France had the highest number of opticians with 5.34 opticians per 10,000 population, this was closely followed by Switzerland with 3.25 opticians per 10,000 population and Belgium with 3.1 opticians per 10,000 population. The source provides the information that the professions of Optometry and Optics in Spain and the Nordic countries are combined in one, as optometrists.

However, the number of optician retail outlets was highest in Cyprus with 2.

France 5.34
Switzerland 3.25
Belgium 3.1
Bulgaria 3.08
Italy 2.68
Germany 2.59
Netherlands 2.47
Slovenia 2.42
Portugal 2.42
Cyprus 2.16
Croatia 2.08
Hungary 1.83
Austria 1.76
Czech Republic 1.52
Poland 1.29
Slovakia 1.01
United Kingdom 1.01
Greece 0.91
Turkey 0.81
Ukraine 0.67
Denmark 0.35
Serbia 0.34
Ireland 0.32
Latvia 0.25
Estonia 0.23
Romania 0.21
Norway 0