Canada vs United States of America: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment

Canada
0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
United States of America
0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Canada rank
25th
United States of America rank
23rd

Physiotherapists — Health and social employment over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Canada, a difference of 0.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was United States of America ahead.

Canada ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 23rd of 35 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.5533 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.0633 Per 1 000 inhabitants United States of America
2010s 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.645 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.065 Per 1 000 inhabitants United States of America
2020s 0.696 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.698 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.002 Per 1 000 inhabitants United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physiotherapists — health and social employment, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in physiotherapists — health and social employment between Canada and United States of America?
0.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for physiotherapists — health and social employment?
Canada ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Physiotherapists — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,201 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of practising physiotherapists. Practising physiotherapists provide services for patients. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.