Physiotherapists in New Zealand
New Zealand: Physiotherapists was 7,816 in 2023. β² Rising
Physiotherapists in New Zealand, 2001β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 7,816 for physiotherapists in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physiotherapists in New Zealand peaked at 7,816 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,085, in 2001.
That places New Zealand 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,536 | 2,085 | 4,166 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,740 | 4,195 | 5,702 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,508 | 5,825 | 7,816 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More health data for New Zealand
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,116 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 35,183 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 33,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 34,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 32,561 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physiotherapists in New Zealand?
- Physiotherapists in New Zealand was 7,816 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physiotherapists recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7,816 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physiotherapists recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,085 in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for physiotherapists?
- New Zealand ranks 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physiotherapists rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physiotherapists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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