Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2014, USA ranked the highest in number of physiotherapists with 195,670 persons followed by Germany and France. On the other end of the scale was Estonia with 419 persons, Iceland with 531 persons and Latvia with 600 persons.
Data for more countries are available at Number of Physiotherapists indicator page.
| Number of Physiotherapists | Unit | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | 16,373 | 17,263 | 20,365 | 16,998 | 17,980 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 18,430 | 18,570 | 18,839 | 18,325 | 18,742 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16,889 | 17,312 | 16,885 | 17,653 | 18,469 | ... | ||
| Chile | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,761 | 6,687 | 9,784 | ||
| Finland | persons | ... | 12,438 | 12,637 | 12,835 | 13,156 | 13,328 | |||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 68,751 | 70,845 | 72,850 | 75,164 | 77,778 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 129,000 | 137,000 | 146,000 | 152,000 | 160,000 | ... | |||||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50,513 | 56,972 | ... | |
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28,380 | 29,325 | 30,165 | 31,289 | 32,217 | ... | ||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 21,837 | 22,699 | 21,470 | 21,975 | 22,665 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,218 | 21,335 | 22,827 | 24,017 | 25,475 | ||||||
| Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31,229 | 33,288 | 35,630 | 37,480 | 38,630 | ... | |||
| Sweden | persons | ... | 11,589 | 11,659 | 11,923 | 12,059 | 12,299 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 167,300 | 174,490 | 180,280 | 185,440 | 191,460 | ... | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,377 | 27,402 | 27,452 | 27,350 | 27,459 |
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