Finland vs Norway: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 18.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Norway, a difference of 6.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 27 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 16.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Finland |
| 2010s | 20.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 17.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Finland |
| 2020s | 22.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 18.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.59 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, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 18.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Finland and Norway?
- 6.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd 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
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.