Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Italy
Italy: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 10.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Italy, 2011–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Italy stood at 10.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Italy peaked at 11.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2011.
That places Italy 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Italy, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2012 | 8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 8.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 9.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 10 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 10.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 10.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 10.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Italy?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Italy was 10.95 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.