Physiotherapists (number) by country
Countries reporting
104
Highest
248,630
United States
Lowest
1
Grenada
Median
1,028
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
1,882
What the numbers show
Physiotherapists (number) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 248,630 in United States; the lowest is 1 in Grenada.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,028, and the mean is 13,483.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 1,288.2%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 73.3%).
Physiotherapists: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 248,630 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 200,000 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 127,571 | 2024 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 4 | France | 104,229 | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 65,633 | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 62,406 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 48,978 | 2023 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 45,162 | 2024 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 35,556 | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 35,187 | 2022 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 34,188 | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 34,151 | 2023 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 33,544 | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 32,597 | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 29,657 | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 26,903 | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 16,790 | 2023 | up 389.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 16,028 | 2021 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 19 | Ukraine | 14,692 | 2014 | up 841.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Sweden | 13,934 | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 13,804 | 2024 | up 183.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 11,281 | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 23 | Greece | 10,651 | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 9,160 | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 25 | Turkey | 9,116 | 2023 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 9,109 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 9,038 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 8,516 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 7,816 | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 7,100 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 6,700 | 2023 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | 6,390 | 2024 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Nigeria | 6,282 | 2022 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Russia | 4,545 | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 35 | Thailand | 4,355 | 2018 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 4,064 | 2021 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 37 | Croatia | 3,755 | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 3,070 | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 3,046 | 2023 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Nepal | 2,609 | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 41 | Lebanon | 2,371 | 2018 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 2,371 | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 43 | Singapore | 2,362 | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 44 | Lithuania | 2,345 | 2023 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 1,909 | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 46 | Slovenia | 1,876 | 2023 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 47 | Kenya | 1,663 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 1,630 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 1,456 | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 1,198 | 2017 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Cyprus | 1,180 | 2023 | up 1,288.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 1,036 | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 53 | Latvia | 1,020 | 2023 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Oman | 838 | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 823 | 2012 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 800 | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 747 | 2024 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Iceland | 698 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 694 | 2019 | up 136.1% | rising |
| 60 | Malta | 687 | 2023 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 61 | Uganda | 669 | 2024 | up 486.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Estonia | 667 | 2023 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 497 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 64 | Panama | 449 | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 65 | El Salvador | 443 | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 429 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 67 | Belarus | 383 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 302 | 2024 | up 141.6% | rising |
| 69 | Malaysia | 275 | 2024 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 263 | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Benin | 248 | 2024 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 239 | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 223 | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 74 | Tanzania | 221 | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 204 | 2018 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 76 | Andorra | 198 | 2024 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 198 | 2018 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Mongolia | 187 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 79 | Montenegro | 180 | 2024 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 80 | Moldova | 178 | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 81 | Cambodia | 176 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 173 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 83 | Namibia | 151 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 150 | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 85 | Mozambique | 147 | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahrain | 134 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 130 | 2023 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 88 | Malawi | 105 | 2024 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Monaco | 88 | 2019 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 90 | Armenia | 85 | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 91 | Senegal | 84 | 2024 | up 663.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 83 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 93 | Georgia | 72 | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 94 | Barbados | 60 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 95 | Maldives | 51 | 2020 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 35 | 2023 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bhutan | 33 | 2022 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 32 | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 99 | Botswana | 27 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 100 | Yemen | 22 | 2022 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 101 | San Marino | 20 | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Gambia | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 104 | Grenada | 1 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |