Physiotherapists in Slovenia

Slovenia: Physiotherapists was 1,876 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,876
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
46th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,876
in 2023
All-time low
611
in 1980
Years of data
37
1980–2023

Physiotherapists in Slovenia, 1980–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1980200120231980: 6111986: 8111987: 8441988: 8061989: 7231990: 7481993: 7501994: 8001995: 8421996: 8581997: 8601998: 8921999: 9042000: 8672001: 8632002: 8442003: 9832004: 9542005: 9962006: 9862007: 9822008: 1.0k2009: 1.0k2010: 1.0k2011: 1.0k2012: 1.0k2013: 1.1k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.3k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.4k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.6k2022: 1.7k2023: 1.9k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 1,876 for physiotherapists in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physiotherapists in Slovenia peaked at 1,876 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 611, in 1980.

Slovenia ranks 46th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Physiotherapists in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Physiotherapists (number) in Slovenia, 1980 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1980 611 —
1986 811 +32.7%
1987 844 +4.1%
1988 806 -4.5%
1989 723 -10.3%
1990 748 +3.5%
1993 750 +0.3%
1994 800 +6.7%
1995 842 +5.2%
1996 858 +1.9%
1997 860 +0.2%
1998 892 +3.7%
1999 904 +1.3%
2000 867 -4.1%
2001 863 -0.5%
2002 844 -2.2%
2003 983 +16.5%
2004 954 -3.0%
2005 996 +4.4%
2006 986 -1.0%
2007 982 -0.4%
2008 1,007 +2.5%
2009 1,012 +0.5%
2010 1,019 +0.7%
2011 1,014 -0.5%
2012 1,016 +0.2%
2013 1,079 +6.2%
2014 1,132 +4.9%
2015 1,163 +2.7%
2016 1,270 +9.2%
2017 1,330 +4.7%
2018 1,405 +5.6%
2019 1,495 +6.4%
2020 1,555 +4.0%
2021 1,617 +4.0%
2022 1,673 +3.5%
2023 1,876 +12.1%

Slovenia compared with similar countries

  • Slovenia's 1,876 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,390, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Slovenia's 1,876 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,345, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Physiotherapists in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1986 +32.7% 611 811

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 759 611 844 5
1990s 831.75 748 904 8
2000s 949.4 844 1,012 10
2010s 1,192 1,014 1,495 10
2020s 1,680 1,555 1,876 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 43 Singapore 2,362 compare
  2. 44 Lithuania 2,345 compare
  3. 45 Bulgaria 1,909 compare
  4. 47 Kenya 1,663 compare
  5. 48 Peru 1,630 compare
  6. 49 Portugal 1,456 compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

More health data for Slovenia

All data for Slovenia →

Frequently asked questions

What is physiotherapists in Slovenia?
Physiotherapists in Slovenia was 1,876 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest physiotherapists recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 1,876 in 2023.
What is the lowest physiotherapists recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 611 in 1980.
How does Slovenia rank for physiotherapists?
Slovenia ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is physiotherapists rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Physiotherapists in Slovenia. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/physiotherapists-number/slovenia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/physiotherapists-number/slovenia/">Physiotherapists in Slovenia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Physiotherapists (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
104 places, 1,882 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed