Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in United States
United States: Physiotherapists — Health and social employment was 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in United States, 2001–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, physiotherapists — health and social employment in United States stood at 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physiotherapists — health and social employment in United States peaked at 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2001.
That places United States 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment in United States, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2002 | 0.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 55% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5044 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.645 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.698 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physiotherapists — health and social employment in United States?
- Physiotherapists — health and social employment in United States was 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest physiotherapists — health and social employment recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest physiotherapists — health and social employment recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2001.
- How does United States rank for physiotherapists — health and social employment?
- United States ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is physiotherapists — health and social employment rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.