Physiotherapists — Health and social employment by country
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.
What the numbers show
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 3.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants, and the mean is 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 29.0%).
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 3.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 2.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 1.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 1.93 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 1.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 343.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 10 | France | 1.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 11 | New Zealand | 1.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 1.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Cyprus | 1.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 0.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 22 | Israel | 0.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 23 | United States of America | 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Canada | 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 0.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2014 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 0.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 0.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 0.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Netherlands 1.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Korea 0.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Poland 1.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Croatia 0.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Slovenia 0.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Slovak Republic 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Lithuania 0.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Moldova 0.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Latvia 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Estonia 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- Türkiye 0.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants
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.