In 2020, there were 195 thousand physiotherapists employed in the healthcare sector in Germany, by far the highest figure in Europe, around one hundred thousand more than there were in France which had the second highest in Europe. Italy followed with approximately 70.8 thousand employed physiotherapists in 2020.
Number of physiotherapists has risen significantly in Germany
In 2018, 40 percent of individuals in Germany reported they were living with a long-standing limiting health condition or illness. This was a higher rate than the in other comparably large western Europe nations and may indicate that there is a higher need for physical therapists in Germany compared to other countries. Nine percent of people in Germany say they visit a physical or occupational therapist at least three times a year. Overall 23 percent of those in Germany will visit a physical or occupation therapist at least once a year, which is higher than the frequency of visits in Great Britain or France.
Number of physiotherapists employed in Europe in 2020, by country
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