Statistics Norway has released updated projections for the demand and supply of labor in the public health and care services sector. Using 2024 as a base year, the models predict that staffing needs will grow faster in care services than in health services, largely due to an ageing population. Municipal care and somatic health services are expected to see the strongest increases. Supply projections show growth across all educational groups to 2040, with psychologists and dental hygienists growing the most and nurses and health‑care workers growing the least. Gap analyses indicate that demand will outpace supply, especially for nurses and health‑care workers. Measures such as expanding education capacity would help but would not fully close the projected shortages.
Source: Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå).
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