Caregiver Panel Statistics 2026: Unpaid and Paid Carers by Country, Relationship and Condition

Name: Global Vox Populi Caregiver panel statistics 2026
Creator: Global Vox Populi

These statistics describe the Global Vox Populi caregiver panel: people who look after a family member, friend or client with a health condition, by country, care relationship, the condition area they care for, care intensity and demographics.

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Source: Global Vox Populi panel coverage records · Updated October 2026 · 172 countries

Caregivers1,912,300caregivers

Countries172with panel coverage

Largest countryChina150,000 (7.8%)

Largest regionSub-Saharan Africa15.3% of the panel

Where the caregiver panel is

Panel size by country. Hover for figures, click a country to see its breakdown.

Key statistics

The Global Vox Populi caregiver panel has 1,912,300 caregivers in 172 countries (October 2026).
China has the most (150,000, 7.8% of the total), followed by India, the United States, Indonesia and Brazil. Together the top five countries hold 23.0%.
By region, Sub-Saharan Africa is the largest (15.3%), followed by Latin America & Caribbean (12.6%) and Western Europe (12.4%).
The median country panel has 5,850 caregivers; 52 countries have 10,000 or more.
By care relationship, the largest group is Adult Child > Parent/Elderly (33.8%), then Spouse / Partner (21.3%).
By role: Primary 55.0%, Secondary 45.0%.
By care load (hours per week), the largest group is Light <10 (43.2%), then Moderate 10-35 (34.4%). Its share is highest in Cameroon (51.2%).
By proximity: Co-resident 52.3%, Remote / Distance 47.7%.

Countries with the most caregivers

Top 20 countries

Panel size

China150,0007.8%

India111,0005.8%

United States77,2004.0%

Indonesia54,4002.8%

Brazil46,7002.4%

Japan42,0002.2%

Russia36,4001.9%

Pakistan36,0001.9%

Nigeria34,9001.8%

Mexico33,9001.8%

Germany32,9001.7%

Bangladesh29,9001.6%

France28,8001.5%

United Kingdom28,6001.5%

Italy26,4001.4%

Turkey26,3001.4%

South Korea24,1001.3%

Thailand23,7001.2%

Philippines23,3001.2%

Spain22,9001.2%

By region

Region	Caregivers	Share	Countries
Sub-Saharan Africa	293,000	15.3%	45
Latin America & Caribbean	241,700	12.6%	27
Western Europe	237,800	12.4%	22
East Asia	233,400	12.2%	5
Middle East & North Africa	206,400	10.8%	20
South Asia	197,700	10.3%	7
Southeast Asia	172,300	9.0%	11
Central & Eastern Europe	167,000	8.7%	23
North America	97,600	5.1%	2
Central Asia	36,000	1.9%	5
Oceania	29,400	1.5%	5

Breakdown of the caregiver panel

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Care relationship

All countries

Spouse / Partner407,17821.3%

Adult Child > Parent/Elderly645,62333.8%

Parent > Child w/ Condition233,85312.2%

Sibling101,4255.3%

Grandchild <> Grandparent94,5884.9%

Other Family130,1866.8%

Non-Family, Unpaid110,2125.8%

Non-Family, Paid Non-Clinical189,2399.9%

Condition area cared for

All countries

Oncology131,0466.9%

Neurology & Dementia228,80412.0%

Rare & Genetic50,0312.6%

Mental & Behavioural Health134,9097.1%

Paediatric & Congenital129,2316.8%

Cardiovascular175,6309.2%

Endocrine & Metabolic122,9036.4%

Respiratory100,2325.2%

MSK, Mobility & Frailty161,9768.5%

Autoimmune & Immunology66,1743.5%

Renal & Urology66,5353.5%

Neurodevelopmental & Intellectual102,4695.4%

Sensory Impairment74,4983.9%

Injury, Trauma & Rehab53,7162.8%

Infectious & Chronic Disease65,3463.4%

Palliative & End-of-Life55,9342.9%

Age-related Frailty & Multimorbidity192,86710.1%

Share of all panel members; groups overlap

Role

All countries

Primary1,051,45555.0%

Secondary860,84545.0%

Care load (hours per week)

All countries

Light <10826,47643.2%

Moderate 10-35656,99234.4%

Intensive 35+428,83722.4%

Proximity

All countries

Co-resident999,32752.3%

Remote / Distance912,97347.7%

Employment

All countries

Working caregiver1,144,56659.9%

Full-time carer490,88325.7%

Career-interrupted276,84714.5%

Duration

All countries

New <1yr486,71425.5%

Established 1-5yr833,79643.6%

Long-term 5+yr591,78430.9%

Sandwich generation

All countries

Sandwich (kids+parents)325,45117.0%

Not sandwich1,586,84983.0%

Caregiver age

All countries

14-22153,5058.0%

23-35331,48717.3%

36-55800,81441.9%

56+626,50632.8%

Gender

All countries

Female1,230,06864.3%

Male682,23235.7%

Location

All countries

Urban1,216,82163.6%

Rural695,47936.4%

Socio-economic class

All countries

SEC A454,84223.8%

SEC B575,84630.1%

SEC C432,75722.6%

SEC D282,43114.8%

SEC E166,4298.7%

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Caregivers by country: full table

Rank	Country	Region	Caregivers	Share
1	China	East Asia	150,000	7.84%
2	India	South Asia	111,000	5.80%
3	United States	North America	77,200	4.04%
4	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	54,400	2.84%
5	Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	46,700	2.44%
6	Japan	East Asia	42,000	2.20%
7	Russia	Central & Eastern Europe	36,400	1.90%
8	Pakistan	South Asia	36,000	1.88%
9	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	34,900	1.83%
10	Mexico	Latin America & Caribbean	33,900	1.77%
11	Germany	Western Europe	32,900	1.72%
12	Bangladesh	South Asia	29,900	1.56%
13	France	Western Europe	28,800	1.51%
14	United Kingdom	Western Europe	28,600	1.50%
15	Italy	Western Europe	26,400	1.38%
16	Turkey	Middle East & North Africa	26,300	1.38%
17	South Korea	East Asia	24,100	1.26%
18	Thailand	Southeast Asia	23,700	1.24%
19	Philippines	Southeast Asia	23,300	1.22%
20	Spain	Western Europe	22,900	1.20%
21	Egypt	Middle East & North Africa	22,800	1.19%
22	South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	21,200	1.11%
23	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	21,200	1.11%
24	Canada	North America	20,400	1.07%
25	Poland	Central & Eastern Europe	20,100	1.05%
26	Iran	Middle East & North Africa	19,800	1.04%
27	Colombia	Latin America & Caribbean	19,400	1.01%
28	Saudi Arabia	Middle East & North Africa	19,400	1.01%
29	Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	18,000	0.94%
30	Algeria	Middle East & North Africa	17,500	0.92%
31	Iraq	Middle East & North Africa	17,200	0.90%
32	Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	16,100	0.84%
33	Australia	Oceania	15,900	0.83%
34	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	15,300	0.80%
35	Peru	Latin America & Caribbean	14,900	0.78%
36	Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	14,800	0.77%
37	Taiwan	East Asia	14,700	0.77%
38	Malaysia	Southeast Asia	14,600	0.76%
39	Myanmar	Southeast Asia	14,600	0.76%
40	DR Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	13,400	0.70%
41	Chile	Latin America & Caribbean	13,300	0.70%
42	Venezuela	Latin America & Caribbean	13,200	0.69%
43	Romania	Central & Eastern Europe	13,100	0.69%
44	Netherlands	Western Europe	12,500	0.65%
45	Ukraine	Central & Eastern Europe	11,800	0.62%
46	Morocco	Middle East & North Africa	11,600	0.61%
47	Uzbekistan	Central Asia	11,200	0.59%
48	Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	11,000	0.58%
49	Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	10,800	0.56%
50	Kazakhstan	Central Asia	10,400	0.54%
51	Nepal	South Asia	10,200	0.53%
52	Ecuador	Latin America & Caribbean	10,000	0.52%
53	Cote d'Ivoire	Sub-Saharan Africa	9,700	0.51%
54	Guatemala	Latin America & Caribbean	9,700	0.51%
55	Belgium	Western Europe	9,600	0.50%
56	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	9,500	0.50%
57	Czechia	Central & Eastern Europe	9,100	0.48%
58	Sweden	Western Europe	9,100	0.48%
59	Greece	Western Europe	9,000	0.47%
60	Portugal	Western Europe	8,900	0.47%
61	Hungary	Central & Eastern Europe	8,600	0.45%
62	Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	8,500	0.44%
63	Israel	Middle East & North Africa	8,500	0.44%
64	UAE	Middle East & North Africa	8,500	0.44%
65	Sri Lanka	South Asia	8,400	0.44%
66	Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	8,300	0.43%
67	Austria	Western Europe	8,200	0.43%
68	Switzerland	Western Europe	8,100	0.42%
69	Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	7,900	0.41%
70	Dominican Republic	Latin America & Caribbean	7,400	0.39%
71	Jordan	Middle East & North Africa	7,400	0.39%
72	Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	7,100	0.37%
73	Cambodia	Southeast Asia	7,100	0.37%
74	Azerbaijan	Central & Eastern Europe	7,000	0.37%
75	Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	6,900	0.36%
76	Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	6,800	0.36%
77	Yemen	Middle East & North Africa	6,800	0.36%
78	Belarus	Central & Eastern Europe	6,700	0.35%
79	Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	6,300	0.33%
80	Singapore	Southeast Asia	6,300	0.33%
81	Denmark	Western Europe	6,300	0.33%
82	Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	6,100	0.32%
83	Finland	Western Europe	6,100	0.32%
84	Norway	Western Europe	6,100	0.32%
85	Slovakia	Central & Eastern Europe	6,100	0.32%
86	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,900	0.31%
87	Tunisia	Middle East & North Africa	5,800	0.30%
88	Bolivia	Latin America & Caribbean	5,800	0.30%
89	Ireland	Western Europe	5,800	0.30%
90	New Zealand	Oceania	5,800	0.30%
91	Libya	Middle East & North Africa	5,500	0.29%
92	Paraguay	Latin America & Caribbean	5,500	0.29%
93	Serbia	Central & Eastern Europe	5,400	0.28%
94	Oman	Middle East & North Africa	5,400	0.28%
95	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,300	0.28%
96	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,300	0.28%
97	Panama	Latin America & Caribbean	5,300	0.28%
98	Turkmenistan	Central Asia	5,300	0.28%
99	Bulgaria	Central & Eastern Europe	5,300	0.28%
100	Kuwait	Middle East & North Africa	5,200	0.27%
101	Honduras	Latin America & Caribbean	5,100	0.27%
102	Tajikistan	Central Asia	5,100	0.27%
103	Syria	Middle East & North Africa	5,100	0.27%
104	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	5,100	0.27%
105	Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,000	0.26%
106	Croatia	Central & Eastern Europe	4,900	0.26%
107	Costa Rica	Latin America & Caribbean	4,600	0.24%
108	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,500	0.24%
109	Uruguay	Latin America & Caribbean	4,500	0.24%
110	Laos	Southeast Asia	4,300	0.22%
111	Nicaragua	Latin America & Caribbean	4,100	0.21%
112	Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,000	0.21%
113	Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	4,000	0.21%
114	Lithuania	Central & Eastern Europe	4,000	0.21%
115	El Salvador	Latin America & Caribbean	3,900	0.20%
116	Qatar	Middle East & North Africa	3,900	0.20%
117	Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,800	0.20%
118	Georgia	Central & Eastern Europe	3,800	0.20%
119	Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,700	0.19%
120	Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,600	0.19%
121	Lebanon	Middle East & North Africa	3,600	0.19%
122	Haiti	Latin America & Caribbean	3,500	0.18%
123	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Central & Eastern Europe	3,400	0.18%
124	Palestine	Middle East & North Africa	3,400	0.18%
125	Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,300	0.17%
126	Slovenia	Central & Eastern Europe	3,300	0.17%
127	Jamaica	Latin America & Caribbean	3,200	0.17%
128	Albania	Central & Eastern Europe	3,200	0.17%
129	Latvia	Central & Eastern Europe	3,100	0.16%
130	Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,000	0.16%
131	Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,000	0.16%
132	Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,000	0.16%
133	Moldova	Central & Eastern Europe	3,000	0.16%
134	Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,900	0.15%
135	Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,900	0.15%
136	Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America & Caribbean	2,700	0.14%
137	Bahrain	Middle East & North Africa	2,700	0.14%
138	Mongolia	East Asia	2,600	0.14%
139	North Macedonia	Central & Eastern Europe	2,600	0.14%
140	Estonia	Central & Eastern Europe	2,500	0.13%
141	Cyprus	Western Europe	2,400	0.13%
142	Kosovo	Central & Eastern Europe	2,400	0.13%
143	Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,200	0.12%
144	Equatorial Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,200	0.12%
145	Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,200	0.12%
146	Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,100	0.11%
147	Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,000	0.10%
148	Guyana	Latin America & Caribbean	1,800	0.09%
149	Luxembourg	Western Europe	1,600	0.08%
150	Fiji	Oceania	1,600	0.08%
151	Timor-Leste	Southeast Asia	1,500	0.08%
152	Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,400	0.07%
153	Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,400	0.07%
154	Malta	Western Europe	1,400	0.07%
155	Djibouti	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,300	0.07%
156	Brunei	Southeast Asia	1,300	0.07%
157	Comoros	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,200	0.06%
158	Guinea-Bissau	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,200	0.06%
159	Bahamas	Latin America & Caribbean	1,200	0.06%
160	Montenegro	Central & Eastern Europe	1,200	0.06%
161	Bhutan	South Asia	1,100	0.06%
162	Maldives	South Asia	1,100	0.06%
163	Iceland	Western Europe	1,100	0.06%
164	Cabo Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,000	0.05%
165	Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,000	0.05%
166	Belize	Latin America & Caribbean	1,000	0.05%
167	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Latin America & Caribbean	1,000	0.05%
168	Saint Lucia	Latin America & Caribbean	1,000	0.05%
169	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Latin America & Caribbean	1,000	0.05%
170	Liechtenstein	Western Europe	1,000	0.05%
171	Monaco	Western Europe	1,000	0.05%
172	Samoa	Oceania	1,000	0.05%

Definitions

Caregiver: A person who provides regular care or support to someone with a health condition, disability or frailty, paid or unpaid.
Care load: Hours of care per week: light (under 10), moderate (10–35) or intensive (35+).
Sandwich generation: Caregivers who look after both children and older relatives.

About this data

Figures come from Global Vox Populi's proprietary panel coverage records and show panel membership as of October 2026. They describe the people available on the Global Vox Populi panel, not the total population of caregivers in each country. Countries without current panel coverage are not listed. Totals across different Global Vox Populi panels should not be added together, because some people belong to more than one panel.

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Frequently asked questions

How many caregivers are on the Global Vox Populi panel?

1,912,300 caregivers across 172 countries, as of October 2026.

Which country has the most caregivers on the panel?

China (150,000), followed by India (111,000) and the United States (77,200).

How many caregivers are on the panel in the United States?

77,200, ranking 3 of 172 countries (4.04% of the panel).

How many caregivers are on the panel in the United Kingdom?

28,600, ranking 14 of 172 countries (1.50% of the panel).

How many caregivers are on the panel in Germany?

32,900, ranking 11 of 172 countries (1.72% of the panel).

How many caregivers are on the panel in Japan?

42,000, ranking 6 of 172 countries (2.20% of the panel).

How many caregivers are on the panel in India?

111,000, ranking 2 of 172 countries (5.80% of the panel).

How many caregivers are on the panel in Brazil?

46,700, ranking 5 of 172 countries (2.44% of the panel).

Can I use these statistics in my article or report?

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How often are these figures updated?

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Countries with the most caregivers

Top 20 countries

By region

Breakdown of the caregiver panel

Care relationship

Condition area cared for

Role

Care load (hours per week)

Proximity

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Duration

Sandwich generation

Caregiver age

Gender

Location

Socio-economic class

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