Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Netherlands
Netherlands: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 14.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▼ Falling
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 14.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Netherlands peaked at 18.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2002 | 16.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 15.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 18.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 18.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 18.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 18.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 17.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 15.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 14.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 13.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 13.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 14.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 18.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 18.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 13.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Finland 24.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 Croatia 0.22 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 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
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Netherlands?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Netherlands was 14.78 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2011.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.