Austria vs Romania: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social

Austria
5.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Romania
4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Austria rank
17th
Romania rank
18th

Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social over time

  • Austria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 5.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Romania, a difference of 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Romania ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Romania ranks 18th of 27 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants Romania
2010s 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants Romania
2020s 5.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Austria or Romania?
Austria, at 5.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Austria and Romania?
1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Austria and Romania rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Austria ranks 17th and Romania ranks 18th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 662 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of caring personnel (personal care workers) by status (ie. practising caring personnel or professionally active caring personnel). Caring personnel (personal care workers) include both Healthcare assistants in institutions (ISCO-08 5321) and Home-based personal care workers (ISCO-08 5322). Practising caring personnel (personal care workers) provide direct personal care and assistance with activities of daily living. Professionally active caring personnel (personal care workers) include practising caring personnel and other caring personnel for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.