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

United Kingdom
17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2022
United States
16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
3rd
United States rank
5th

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

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
05101520200020122024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants in United States, a difference of 1.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 27 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom United States Difference Ahead
2010s 16.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants United Kingdom
2020s 18.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 14.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social, United Kingdom or United States?
United Kingdom, at 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social between United Kingdom and United States?
1.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
United Kingdom ranks 3rd 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.