Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment by country
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...
What the numbers show
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Finland; the lowest is 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants, and the mean is 7.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,215.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 40.4%).
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 14.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 1 | Croatia | 0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 18.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 3.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2022 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2020 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 5 | United States of America | 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 35.8% | flat |
| 6 | Denmark | 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2022 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 7 | Israel | 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 8 | France | 12.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 12.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 10.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 8.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2017 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 5.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 5.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 326.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 2.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 2.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 2.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2012 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 24 | Ukraine | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2014 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 0.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | — | rising |
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.