Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Germany
Germany: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023. ▲ Rising
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Germany, 2001–2023
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 Germany is 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Germany peaked at 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2001.
Germany ranks 13th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Germany, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2003 | 4.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 5.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 5.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 6.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 6.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 7.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 8.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Germany?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Germany was 8.26 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2001.
- How does Germany rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.