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Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Denmark

Denmark: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 27 countries
All-time high
16.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2017
All-time low
8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Denmark, 1992–2023

0510151992200720231992: 8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants1993: 8.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants1994: 9.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants1995: 9.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants1996: 10.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants1997: 11.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants1998: 12.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants1999: 13.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2000: 14.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2001: 14.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2002: 14.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2003: 14.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 15.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 15.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 15.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 15.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 15.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 16.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 16.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 15.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 15.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 15.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 16.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 16.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 16.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 16.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 16.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 15.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 15.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 15.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 15.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 15.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Denmark peaked at 16.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1992.

Denmark ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Denmark, year by year

Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
1992 8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants —
1993 8.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants +5.3%
1994 9.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants +8.6%
1995 9.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.7%
1996 10.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants +5.5%
1997 11.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants +12.2%
1998 12.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants +8.2%
1999 13.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants +5.2%
2000 14.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.9%
2001 14.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.9%
2002 14.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.5%
2003 14.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.9%
2004 15.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.1%
2005 15.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.6%
2006 15.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.5%
2007 15.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.3%
2008 15.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.7%
2009 16.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.9%
2010 16.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.3%
2011 15.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.5%
2012 15.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.3%
2013 15.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.1%
2014 16.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.8%
2015 16.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.5%
2016 16.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2017 16.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2018 16.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.9%
2019 15.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.9%
2020 15.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.5%
2021 15.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.1%
2022 15.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.4%
2023 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants 8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants 13.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants 8
2000s 15.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants 14.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants 16.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2010s 16.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants 15.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants 16.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 15.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants 15.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 3 Lithuania 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 4 Latvia 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 4 Iceland 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 5 Slovenia 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 5 United States of America 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  7. 6 Poland 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  8. 7 Israel 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  9. 8 France 12.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  10. 9 Spain 12.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Denmark?
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Denmark was 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 16.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2017.
What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1992.
How does Denmark rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Denmark ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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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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
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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.