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

Luxembourg: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2017
All-time low
5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2017

Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Luxembourg, 2009–2017

02462009201320172009: 5.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 5.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 5.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 5.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 5.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 5.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 6.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 6.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Luxembourg peaked at 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2009.

Luxembourg ranks 15th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment in Luxembourg, 2009 to 2017.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
2009 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants
2010 5.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.3%
2011 5.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.1%
2012 5.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants +7.8%
2013 5.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2014 5.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.1%
2015 6 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.5%
2016 6.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.2%
2017 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1
2010s 5.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants 8

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 12 Switzerland 8.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 13 Germany 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 14 Canada 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 16 Ireland 5.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 17 Austria 5.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 18 Romania 4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Luxembourg?
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Luxembourg was 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2017.
What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2009.
How does Luxembourg rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Luxembourg ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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
Last refreshed

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.