Caring personnel: Health and social employment in Latvia
Latvia: Caring personnel: Health and social employment was 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Latvia peaked at 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Caring personnel: Health and social employment in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Caring personnel: Health and social employment in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +27.0% | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.814 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Finland 24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 Croatia 0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 Netherlands 14.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Estonia 3.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Norway 18.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Lithuania 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 United Kingdom 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Iceland 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Slovenia 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 United States 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Denmark 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Poland 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Israel 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.58 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 26.74 Persons (2022)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.3 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.5 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 948.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 883.1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Latvia?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Latvia was 1.33 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Latvia ranks 4th out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.