Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in Colombia
Colombia: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment was 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in Colombia, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, physiotherapists — health and social employment in Colombia stood at 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physiotherapists — health and social employment in Colombia peaked at 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2001.
That places Colombia 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2002 | 0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3089 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.472 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6383 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physiotherapists — health and social employment in Colombia?
- Physiotherapists — health and social employment in Colombia was 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest physiotherapists — health and social employment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest physiotherapists — health and social employment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for physiotherapists — health and social employment?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physiotherapists — health and social employment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Physiotherapists — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.