Greece vs Japan: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social

Greece
0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Japan
1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2023
Greece rank
25th
Japan rank
23rd

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

  • Greece
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Greece, a difference of 0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times Greece's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd of 27 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants Japan
2000s 0.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants Japan
2010s 0.6033 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants Japan
2020s 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Greece or Japan?
Japan, at 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Greece and Japan?
0.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Greece ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd 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

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.