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

Poland: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
6th
of 6 countries
All-time high
0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2022
All-time low
0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2022

Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Poland, 2016–2022

00.10.20.32016201920222016: 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 0.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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 Poland is 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.

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

Annual values for Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment in Poland, 2016 to 2022.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
2016 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants
2017 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants +20.0%
2018 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants +11.1%
2019 0.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants +15.0%
2020 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants +8.7%
2021 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants +20.0%
2022 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4
2020s 0.2967 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 Lithuania 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 4 Latvia 1.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 4 Iceland 17.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 5 Slovenia 1.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 5 United States of America 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  7. 6 Denmark 15.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  8. 7 Israel 14.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  9. 8 France 12.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  10. 9 Spain 12.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Poland?
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Poland was 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2022.
What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2016.
How does Poland rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
Poland ranks 6th out of 6 countries with data for 2022.
Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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.