Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in Colombia

Colombia: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment was 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
All-time low
0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in Colombia, 2001–2025

0.20.30.40.50.60.72001201320252001: 0.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2002: 0.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants2003: 0.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 0.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 0.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 0.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 0.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 0.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 0.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 0.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 0.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 0.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 0.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 0.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants2025: 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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

Annual values for Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in Colombia, 2001 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 23 Hungary 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 23 United States 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 25 Canada 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 27 United Kingdom 0.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 28 Serbia 0.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 29 Ukraine 0.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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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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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.