Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Japan
Japan: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023. ▼ Falling
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Japan, 1993–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Japan peaked at 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2023.
That places Japan 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Japan, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 1996 | 1.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 1.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Japan?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Japan was 1.28 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1999.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.