Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Canada
Canada: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Canada, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Canada is 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Canada peaked at 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2005.
Canada ranks 14th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Canada, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2006 | 4.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 5.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 7.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Canada?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Canada was 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.