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

Israel: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
All-time low
5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 1996
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Israel, 1996–2024

0510151996201020241996: 5.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants1997: 6.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants1998: 7.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants1999: 8.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2000: 9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2001: 9.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2002: 9.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2003: 9.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 10.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 10.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 10.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 10.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 10.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 11.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 11.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 11.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 12.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 12.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 12.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 12.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 12.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 11.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 11.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 12.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 13.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 14 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 14.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 14.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Israel peaked at 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1996.

That places Israel 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment in Israel, 1996 to 2024.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
1996 5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants
1997 6.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants +11.6%
1998 7.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants +14.3%
1999 8.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +12.4%
2000 8.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants +6.3%
2001 9.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.2%
2002 9.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.0%
2003 9.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.7%
2004 10.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.1%
2005 10.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.2%
2006 10.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.2%
2007 10.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.2%
2008 10.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.4%
2009 11.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.0%
2010 11.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.3%
2011 11.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.6%
2012 11.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.4%
2013 12.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.3%
2014 12.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.7%
2015 12.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.0%
2016 12.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.2%
2017 12.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.6%
2018 11.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.6%
2019 11.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.3%
2020 12.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants +5.4%
2021 13.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants +7.3%
2022 14.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.8%
2023 14.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.8%
2024 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants 8.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4
2000s 10.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants 8.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2010s 12.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 13.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 4 Latvia 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 4 Iceland 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 5 Slovenia 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 5 United States of America 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 6 Denmark 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 6 Poland 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  7. 8 France 12.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  8. 9 Spain 12.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  9. 10 Malta 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Israel?
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Israel was 14.51 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1996.
How does Israel rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Israel ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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.