GERMANY WCPT COUNTRY PROFILE December 2018
GERMANY NUMBERS 160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 Physical therapists in the country Members in MO 21,502 136,000 Total PTs in country 800000 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 Physical therapists in the European Region of WCPT 0 180,809 Members in MOs in the region 695,601 Number of PTs in the region 1800000 1600000 1400000 1200000 1000000 800000 600000 400000 200000 Physical therapists in the world 0 420,254 Members of MOs globally 1,583,361 PTs globally 15.8% of PTs in the country are members of the Deutscher Verband fuer Physiotherapie 26% of PTs in the region are members of a WCPT member organisation 26.5% of PTs in the world are members of a WCPT member organisation The data in this report is based on responses to annual surveys sent to WCPT s member organisations. In 2018 the annual survey was sent to 122 member organisations and 89 responded. Some data has been collated from other sources available to WCPT. 2
EUROPE GENDER REGION 7 out of 10 physical therapists are female GLOBAL 6 out of 10 physical therapists are female Regional data is included because no data about gender is available for your country. 3
GERMANY MEMBERSHIP IN YOUR REGION Country Albania 126 Austria 3,902 Belgium 3,880 Bosnia and Herzegovina 283 Cyprus 480 Czech Republic 501 Number of members Denmark 11,720 Finland 6,229 France 2,339 Georgia 183 Germany 21,502 You are the second largest MO in the region Greece 2,541 Hungary 952 Iceland 664 Ireland 3,089 Israel 700 Italy 11,817 Country Jordan 120 Kosovo 484 Latvia 700 Lebanon 1,480 Liechtenstein 106 Number of members Lithuania 105 Smallest MO in the region Luxembourg 667 Malta 130 Montenegro 323 Netherlands 16,500 Norway 7,213 Poland 2,300 Slovenia 550 Spain 5,832 Sweden 10,505 Ukraine 158 United Kingdom 48,587 Largest MO in the region This data is based on responses received to the 2018 survey. 4
GERMANY MEMBERSHIP IN YOUR REGION PERCENTAGE INCREASE/DECLINE IN MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS SINCE 2017 SURVEY -10% 2% -8% in your organisation in the European Region of WCPT globally, in countries where a WCPT member organisation exists This data reflects movement in WCPT membership and more accurate reporting by WCPT member organisations. 5
EUROPE IN YOUR REGION This map shows the number of practising physical therapists per 10,000 of the population within the European Region of WCPT. 6
GERMANY PRACTICE IN YOUR REGION In your region physical therapists are permitted to: Belgium Georgia Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Kosovo Lithuania Malta Netherlands Spain Sweden Ukraine United Kingdom Cyprus Denmark Latvia Lebanon Norway Austria Finland Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech republic France Germany Greece Italy Jordan Luxembourg Slovenia Liechtenstein Albania Montenegro Poland Act as first contact/autonomous practitioners Assess patients/clients Make a diagnosis Treat (interventions, advice and evaluation of outcome) Refer to other specialists/services Offer preventative advice/services 7
GERMANY PRACTICE IN YOUR REGION SUPPORT PERSONNEL DO PHYSICAL THERAPISTS NEED TO REGISTER TO PRACTICE IN YOUR COUNTRY? In your region 79% of respondents reported that registration is required to practice. DO PHYSICAL THERAPISTS NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF YOUR ORGANISATION TO PRACTICE IN YOUR COUNTRY? In your region 21% of respondents reported that physical therapists need to be a member of their national body to practice. In your country physical therapists are not required to be a member of your organisation to practice. In your country registration is required to practice. 8
STAY IN TOUCH DISCLAIMER Find out more about physical therapy around the world: Global profiles Follow WCPT on social media @WCPT1951 www.wcpt.org The data in this report is based on responses to annual surveys sent to WCPT s member organisations. In 2018 the annual survey was sent to 122 member organisations and 89 responded. The census date was 30 June 2018. Some data in this report has been collated from other sources available to WCPT. If you have any questions or concerns, or want to make changes to your country s data, please contact countryprofile@wcpt.org. World Confederation for Physical Therapy 2018 9