Caring personnel: Health and social employment in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Caring personnel: Health and social employment was 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2022. ▲ Rising
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in United Kingdom, 2012–2022
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 United Kingdom is 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in United Kingdom peaked at 18.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2012.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Caring personnel: Health and social employment in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2013 | 15.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 15.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 16.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 18.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 18.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 17.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 17.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 18.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 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 Lithuania 2.33 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 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 United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in United Kingdom?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in United Kingdom was 17.84 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 18.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.