Finland vs Ireland: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment
Finland
1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Ireland
1.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Finland rank
9th
Ireland rank
12th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Ireland, a difference of 0.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.5267 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.8117 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.839 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher physiotherapists — health and social employment, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 1.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in physiotherapists — health and social employment between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for physiotherapists — health and social employment?
- Finland ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 12th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.