Physiotherapists: number of employees in Germany 2000-2022

In 2022, there were approximately 197 thousand physiotherapists employed in Germany. This is a significant increase from the year 2000, when there were around 78 thousand physiotherapists employed in the country. The number of physiotherapists has increased year-on-year since the start of the provided time interval. Frequency of visiting physios in Germany As of 2018, there were 40 percent of individuals in Germany who were living with a long-standing limiting health condition or illness. This was higher than the share of those in other similar sized Western European countries such as Great Britain, Spain and France. The same year, nine percent of people in Germany said they visited 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. Other healthcare positions also increasing Across the same time period, the number of physicians in Germany has increased by over 30 percent resulting in approximately 371.6 thousand employed physicians in 2021. Additionally, the number of practicing nurses in Germany has also increased by around 30 percent between 2000 and 2021, to over one million nurses in 2021.

于2022年，德国境内从事物理治疗的职业者数量约为19.7万人。相较于2000年该国约有7.8万名物理治疗师，这一数字实现了显著增长。自所提供时间区间开始以来，物理治疗师的数量逐年上升。截至2018年，德国有40%的居民正遭受着长期限制性健康状态或疾病的困扰，这一比例高于其他类似规模的西欧国家，如英国、西班牙和法国。同年，德国有9%的人表示他们每年至少访问过物理治疗师或职业治疗师三次。总体而言，德国有23%的居民每年至少访问一次物理治疗师或职业治疗师。在同一时间段内，德国的医生数量也增长了超过30%，至2021年约有37.16万名在职医生。此外，德国执业护士的数量在2000年至2021年期间也增长了约30%，至2021年超过100万名护士。