Norway vs United States of America: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social

Norway
18.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
United States of America
16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Norway rank
2nd
United States of America rank
5th

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

  • Norway
  • United States of America
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 18.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants in United States of America, a difference of 2.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th of 27 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 16.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants 7.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants Norway
2010s 17.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants Norway
2020s 18.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 14.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, Norway or United States of America?
Norway, at 18.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between Norway and United States of America?
2.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States of America?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Norway and United States of America rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Norway ranks 2nd and United States of America 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.