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Annual number of physiotherapists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2025 (in 1,000)

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May 2026

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2025

Supplementary notes

Annual population survey data relating to employees and self-employed health professionals by occupation group (based on Standard Occupation Classification 2010, code 2221).

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .

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In 2025, there were approximately **** thousand physiotherapists employed in the United Kingdom. Overall, a significant increase from the start of the provided time interval in 2010, when there were around ** thousand physiotherapists employed in the country.

Frequency of visiting physios in Britain

As of 2018, ** percent of individuals in Great Britain were living with a long-standing limiting health condition or illness. This is slightly higher than the share of those in similarly sized Western European countries such as Spain and France. The same year, ** percent of people in Great Britain stated they visited a physical or occupational therapist at least once a year. In comparison to other European countries, Great Britain has a lower frequency of physiotherapist consultations. 

Other healthcare professionals are also increasing

Across the same time period, the number of physicians/medical practitioners in the UK has increased to over *** thousand physicians in 2023. Additionally, the number of employed and self-employed nurses in the UK has increased to approximately *** thousand nurses in 2024.