Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Lithuania
Lithuania: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Lithuania, 2000–2024
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 Lithuania stood at 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Lithuania peaked at 2.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 1.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 2.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Latvia 1.33 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 of America 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
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 88.25 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 36.88 Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,566 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,566 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Lithuania?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Lithuania was 2.33 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2004.
- How does Lithuania rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Lithuania ranks 3rd out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.