Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Malta
Malta: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Malta is 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Malta peaked at 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2017.
Malta ranks 10th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Malta, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2014 | 6.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 6.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 7.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 10.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 9.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 10.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Malta?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Malta was 11.3 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.