Long-term care resources and utilisation - workers — Formal long-term care employment by country
This dataset presents key indicators on formal LTC workers at home or in institutions, covering nurses and personal carers, by gender. It also covers their working conditions (part-time or full-time status, fixed-term or permanent employment, and by level of education). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for...
What the numbers show
Long-term care resources and utilisation - workers — Formal long-term care employment is currently reported for 18 countries. The highest value is 12.8 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over in Norway; the lowest is 0.9 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.5 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over, and the mean is 6.03 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 25.0%), and the largest decrease in United States of America (down 31.7%).
Long-term care resources and utilisation - workers — Formal long-term: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 12.8 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Sweden | 11.8 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 3 | Israel | 11.3 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 8.6 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 7.7 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 7.5 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 7 | Japan | 6.9 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 6.9 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 5.5 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 5.5 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 11 | United States of America | 4.1 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 3.9 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 3.8 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2025 | — | falling |
| 14 | Canada | 3.6 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ireland | 3.3 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 16 | Czechia | 2.5 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 1.9 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.9 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Netherlands 8.6 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over
- Korea 5.4 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over
- Slovak Republic 2.2 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over
- Slovenia 2.1 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over
About this data
This dataset presents key indicators on formal LTC workers at home or in institutions, covering nurses and personal carers, by gender. It also covers their working conditions (part-time or full-time status, fixed-term or permanent employment, and by level of education). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.