How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.

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.

Bulgaria vs Serbia: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social

Bulgaria

0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Serbia

0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

26th

Serbia rank

27th

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

Bulgaria
Serbia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Serbia, a difference of 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 8.0 times Serbia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 26th and Serbia ranks 27th of 27 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Bulgaria or Serbia?: Bulgaria, at 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Bulgaria and Serbia?: 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?: Bulgaria ranks 26th and Serbia ranks 27th 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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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: 19 August 2026

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.