Number of optical retail outlets in selected European countries 2020
Optical retail outlets specialize in dispensing and fitting eyewear and contact lenses. Optometry in the European Union is regulated and subjected to review according to the legal provisions of optometry establishments in each individual country. The largest number of opticians per 10,000 population can be found in France with approximately 5.55 opticians per 10 thousand population in 2020. This trend is closely followed in Bulgaria and Austria with 4.13 and 3.96 opticians per 10,000 population respectively.