Ireland vs Romania: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Romania, a difference of 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 16th and Romania ranks 18th of 27 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2010s | 5.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Ireland or Romania?
- Ireland, at 5.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Ireland and Romania?
- 1.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Ireland ranks 16th and Romania ranks 18th 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.