France vs United States: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social

France
12.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2021
United States
16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
France rank
8th
United States rank
5th

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

  • France
  • United States
051015200020122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 12.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants in France, a difference of 3.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2013 it was France ahead.

France ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 27 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States Difference Ahead
2010s 12.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.1614 Per 1 000 inhabitants France
2020s 12.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 14.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, France or United States?
United States, at 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 12.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between France and United States?
3.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2021.
How do France and United States rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
France ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th 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.