Croatia vs Finland: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social

Croatia
0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Finland
24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Finland rank
1st

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

  • Croatia
  • Finland
0510152025200020122025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Croatia, a difference of 24.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Finland's figure about 110.5 times Croatia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 1 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Finland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1067 Per 1 000 inhabitants 18.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants 18.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants Finland
2010s 0.117 Per 1 000 inhabitants 20.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants 20.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants Finland
2020s 0.192 Per 1 000 inhabitants 22.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants 22.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Croatia or Finland?
Finland, at 24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Croatia and Finland?
24.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Finland?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Finland rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Croatia ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 1 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.