Physiotherapists in Sweden

Sweden: Physiotherapists was 13,934 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
13,934
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 104 countries
All-time high
13,934
in 2022
All-time low
8,307
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Physiotherapists in Sweden, 1995–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k1995200820221995: 8.3k1996: 8.4k1997: 8.5k1998: 9.1k1999: 9.3k2000: 9.5k2001: 9.7k2002: 10.1k2003: 10.3k2004: 10.7k2005: 10.9k2006: 11.2k2007: 11.4k2008: 11.6k2009: 11.7k2010: 12.0k2011: 12.1k2012: 12.4k2013: 12.6k2014: 12.9k2015: 13.2k2016: 13.4k2017: 13.6k2018: 13.7k2019: 13.7k2020: 13.8k2021: 13.9k2022: 13.9k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 13,934 for physiotherapists in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physiotherapists in Sweden peaked at 13,934 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,307, in 1995.

Sweden ranks 20th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,723 8,307 9,322 5
2000s 10,731 9,512 11,725 10
2010s 12,959 11,982 13,743 10
2020s 13,863 13,803 13,934 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 17 Austria 16,790 compare
  2. 18 Philippines 16,028 compare
  3. 19 Ukraine 14,692 compare
  4. 21 Indonesia 13,804 compare
  5. 22 Denmark 11,281 compare
  6. 23 Greece 10,651 compare

See the full ranking of 104 places β†’

More health data for Sweden

All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is physiotherapists in Sweden?
Physiotherapists in Sweden was 13,934 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest physiotherapists recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 13,934 in 2022.
What is the lowest physiotherapists recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 8,307 in 1995.
How does Sweden rank for physiotherapists?
Sweden ranks 20th out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
Is physiotherapists rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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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
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