Total (nurses and personal carers) | Australia | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. |
Austria | | 57 580 | 61 314 | 66 414 | 66 888 | 63 931 | 64 333 | 65 420 | | 68 211 | 69 291 | 69 885 | .. |
Canada | | | 202 304 | | | | | 217 916 | | | | | .. |
Denmark | | 79 928 | 80 546 | 82 001 | 81 919 | 83 528 | 84 670 | 86 255 | 87 003 | 87 245 | 86 653 | .. | .. |
Estonia | | 16 541 | 15 810 | 15 477 | 15 086 | 14 565 | 14 103 | 13 765 | 13 578 | 13 644 | 14 173 | 14 331 | .. |
Germany | | .. | 745 932 | .. | 791 855 | .. | 864 082 | .. | 918 620 | .. | 974 138 | .. | .. |
Hungary | | 37 652 | 39 161 | 43 527 | 40 484 | 43 200 | 41 801 | 39 722 | 39 565 | 35 314 | 35 045 | 36 038 | .. |
Ireland | | 25 922 | 24 475 | 24 913 | 23 958 | 25 302 | 25 366 | 25 441 | 25 981 | 26 383 | 26 179 | 26 271 | 26 589 |
Israel | | 74 970 | 77 440 | | | 99 500 | 101 200 | 106 100 | 105 600 | 104 500 | 103 900 | 111 500 | 128 300 |
Japan | | 1 573 935 | 1 648 326 | 1 797 827 | 1 884 313 | 1 949 898 | 2 013 319 | 2 028 341 | 2 071 008 | | | | .. |
Korea | | 178 223 | 172 888 | 176 754 | 191 554 | 202 084 | 217 083 | 235 168 | 255 497 | 287 071 | 332 332 | 366 261 | .. |
Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 252 | .. | .. | .. |
Norway | | 95 663 | 97 870 | 100 185 | 102 015 | 103 696 | 106 941 | 108 194 | 110 972 | 111 820 | 113 766 | 114 566 | 115 593 |
Portugal | | .. | .. | 10 872 | 12 432 | 14 681 | 16 022 | 15 769 | 16 454 | 17 266 | 18 405 | 18 750 | 19 489 |
Slovak Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | .. | .. |
Spain | | 339 891 | 338 120 | 335 929 | 345 557 | 357 169 | 373 521 | 391 589 | 413 266 | 425 174 | 441 300 | 443 836 | 454 655 |
Sweden | | 220 975 | 222 446 | 223 597 | 225 504 | 231 765 | 237 583 | 240 909 | 243 524 | 242 782 | 241 418 | 239 802 | .. |
Switzerland | | | 103 223 | 108 403 | 111 350 | 113 832 | 116 775 | 120 954 | 124 747 | 127 647 | 131 141 | 134 580 | .. |
United States | | 2 369 195 | 2 414 499 | 2 496 867 | 2 686 365 | 2 784 786 | 2 808 522 | 2 791 842 | 2 817 369 | 2 861 973 | 2 807 279 | 2 602 513 | .. |
Per 100 population aged 65 years old and over | Australia | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. |
Austria | | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | .. |
Canada | | | 4.1 | | | | | 3.7 | | | | | .. |
Denmark | | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | .. | .. |
Estonia | | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | .. |
Germany | | .. | 4.5 | .. | 4.7 | .. | 5.1 | .. | 5.2 | .. | 5.4 | .. | .. |
Hungary | | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .. |
Ireland | | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Israel | | 10 | 9.9 | | | 11.3 | 11 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 10 | 11.2 |
Japan | | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | | | | .. |
Korea | | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | .. |
Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.8 | .. | .. | .. |
Norway | | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12 |
Portugal | | .. | .. | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Slovak Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | .. | .. |
Spain | | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Sweden | | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.6 | .. |
Switzerland | | | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8 | 7.9 | 8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | .. |
United States | | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6 | 6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | .. |
% of females formal long-term care workers | Austria | | .. | .. | .. | 84.7 | 88.8 | 88.2 | 88.4 | | 87.7 | 87.8 | 87.4 | .. |
Canada | | .. | 91 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 90.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Denmark | | 95.9 | 95.6 | 95.3 | 95.1 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 94.6 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | .. | .. |
Germany | | .. | 87.5 | .. | 87.2 | .. | 86.8 | .. | 86.1 | .. | 85.3 | .. | .. |
Ireland | | 89.9 | 89.8 | 90.1 | 89.3 | 88.6 | 87.9 | 87.1 | 86.8 | 86 | 85.3 | 84.6 | 84 |
Israel | | 89.7 | 89.7 | | | 88.4 | 87.6 | 86.6 | 85.2 | 88.3 | 88.2 | 87.5 | 85.6 |
Korea | | 93 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 94.1 | 94.7 | 95 | 95.2 | 95.3 | 95.3 | 95.2 | 95.2 | .. |
Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
Norway | | 93.7 | 93.6 | 93.2 | 93 | 92.7 | 92.6 | 92.2 | 91.8 | 91.5 | 91 | 90.4 | 89.7 |
Slovak Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | .. | .. |
Spain | | 80.8 | 81.1 | 80.7 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81 | 81.3 |
Sweden | | 89.7 | 89.6 | 89.2 | 88.7 | 88 | 87 | 85.9 | 84.9 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 81.3 | .. |
United States | | 90.7 | 89.9 | 89.7 | 89.5 | 89.5 | 88.7 | 89.1 | 89 | 88.1 | 88.4 | 88 | .. |
Total nurses (at home and in institutions) | Australia | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. |
Canada | | 69 772 | 70 334 | 72 608 | 69 033 | 72 225 | 75 028 | 76 896 | 76 979 | 77 796 | 78 781 | 81 392 | .. |
Denmark | | 12 541 | 12 837 | 13 139 | 13 136 | 13 478 | 13 748 | 14 063 | 14 117 | 14 905 | 15 313 | .. | .. |
Estonia | | 370 | 467 | 434 | | 619 | 617 | 635 | 645 | 681 | 666 | 783 | .. |
Germany | | .. | 340 712 | .. | 355 291 | .. | 370 993 | .. | 387 270 | .. | 397 843 | .. | .. |
Hungary | | 31 568 | 32 788 | 34 732 | 33 781 | 37 721 | 37 714 | 35 702 | 36 319 | 32 570 | 32 499 | 33 252 | .. |
Israel | | 1 290 | 1 500 | | | 3 500 | 3 700 | 4 100 | 4 500 | 4 100 | 4 100 | 2 400 | 4 300 |
Japan | | 239 886 | 249 238 | 266 105 | 278 643 | 294 873 | 309 074 | 319 957 | 335 822 | | | | .. |
Korea | | 7 189 | 7 961 | 8 527 | 9 454 | 10 164 | 10 739 | 11 620 | 12 458 | 13 458 | 15 219 | 16 683 | .. |
Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 759 | .. | .. | .. |
Norway | | 28 526 | 29 721 | 31 020 | 31 911 | 32 704 | 33 470 | 34 115 | 35 203 | 35 449 | 36 180 | 36 244 | 36 052 |
Portugal | | .. | .. | 3 634 | 3 957 | 4 708 | 5 164 | 5 899 | 5 232 | 5 562 | 6 454 | 5 878 | 6 180 |
Slovak Republic | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 631 | 1 357 | | 1 214 | .. | .. |
Sweden | | 12 012 | 12 128 | 12 328 | 13 054 | 13 455 | 13 562 | 13 556 | 13 662 | 13 744 | 13 833 | 13 523 | .. |
Switzerland | | | 59 318 | 62 431 | 64 073 | 65 862 | 68 521 | 71 656 | 74 597 | 77 270 | 79 759 | 82 051 | .. |
United States | | 584 522 | 593 241 | 632 116 | 678 527 | 787 351 | 791 627 | 778 547 | 791 446 | 798 716 | 742 521 | 665 670 | .. |
Total personal carers (at home and in institutions) | Australia | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. |
Canada | | | 131 970 | | | | | 141 020 | | | | | .. |
Denmark | | 67 387 | 67 709 | 68 862 | 68 783 | 70 050 | 70 922 | 72 192 | 72 886 | 72 343 | 71 340 | .. | .. |
Estonia | | 16 171 | 15 343 | 15 043 | 14 477 | 13 946 | 13 486 | 13 130 | 12 933 | 12 963 | 13 507 | 13 548 | .. |
Germany | | .. | 405 220 | .. | 436 564 | .. | 493 089 | .. | 531 350 | .. | 576 295 | .. | .. |
Hungary | | 6 084 | 6 373 | 8 795 | 6 703 | 5 479 | 4 087 | 4 020 | 3 246 | 2 744 | 2 546 | 2 786 | .. |
Ireland | | 17 456 | 16 522 | 17 301 | | 18 268 | 18 465 | 18 682 | 19 266 | 19 631 | 19 487 | 19 440 | 19 836 |
Israel | | 73 680 | 75 940 | | | 96 000 | 97 500 | 102 000 | 101 100 | 100 400 | 99 800 | 109 100 | 124 000 |
Japan | | 1 334 049 | 1 399 088 | 1 531 722 | 1 605 670 | 1 655 025 | 1 704 245 | 1 708 384 | 1 735 186 | | | | .. |
Korea | | 171 034 | 164 927 | 168 227 | 182 100 | 191 920 | 206 344 | 223 548 | 243 039 | 273 613 | 317 113 | 349 578 | .. |
Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45 493 | .. | .. | .. |
Norway | | 67 137 | 68 149 | 69 165 | 70 104 | 70 992 | 73 471 | 74 079 | 75 769 | 76 371 | 77 586 | 78 322 | 79 541 |
Portugal | | .. | .. | 7 238 | 8 475 | 9 973 | 10 858 | 9 870 | 11 222 | 11 705 | 11 952 | 12 872 | 13 309 |
Slovak Republic | | 8 081 | 8 229 | 8 612 | 7 908 | 8 894 | 9 002 | 10 004 | 8 863 | | 11 087 | .. | .. |
Sweden | | 208 963 | 210 318 | 211 269 | 212 450 | 218 310 | 224 021 | 227 353 | 229 862 | 229 038 | 227 585 | 226 279 | .. |
Switzerland | | | 43 905 | 45 972 | 47 277 | 47 970 | 48 254 | 49 298 | 50 150 | 50 377 | 51 382 | 52 529 | .. |
United Kingdom | | 184 540 | 180 458 | | 148 769 | | 147 130 | | | .. | .. | .. | .. |
United States | | 1 784 673 | 1 821 258 | 1 864 751 | 2 007 838 | 1 997 435 | 2 016 895 | 2 013 295 | 2 025 923 | 2 063 257 | 2 064 758 | 1 936 843 | .. |
Nurses per 100 population aged 65 years old and over | Australia | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. |
Canada | | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .. |
Denmark | | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .. | .. |
Estonia | | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .. |
Germany | | .. | 2.1 | .. | 2.1 | .. | 2.2 | .. | 2.2 | .. | 2.2 | .. | .. |
Hungary | | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .. |
Israel | | 0.2 | 0.2 | | | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Japan | | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | | | | .. |
Korea | | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .. |
Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.6 | .. | .. | .. |
Norway | | 3.9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Portugal | | .. | .. | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Slovak Republic | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.2 | 0.2 | | 0.1 | .. | .. |
Sweden | | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .. |
Switzerland | | | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | .. |
United States | | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .. |
Personal carers per 100 population aged 65 years old and over | Australia | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | | .. |
Canada | | | 2.7 | | | | | 2.4 | | | | | .. |
Denmark | | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | .. | .. |
Estonia | | 7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | .. |
Germany | | .. | 2.4 | .. | 2.6 | .. | 2.9 | .. | 3 | .. | 3.2 | .. | .. |
Hungary | | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .. |
Ireland | | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Israel | | 9.8 | 9.7 | | | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.8 |
Japan | | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | | | | .. |
Korea | | 3.2 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | .. |
Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.2 | .. | .. | .. |
Norway | | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
Portugal | | .. | .. | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Slovak Republic | | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | | 1.3 | .. | .. |
Sweden | | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11 | .. |
Switzerland | | | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | .. |
United Kingdom | | 1.8 | 1.7 | | 1.3 | | 1.3 | | | .. | .. | .. | .. |
United States | | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | .. |