WCPT COUNTRY PROFILE

December 2017

ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC REGION OF WCPT

ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC REGION| NUMBERS

WCPT Members Practising physical therapists

Total number of physical therapist members

of MOs in the AWP Region of WCPT 153,830
Total number of practising physical
therapists in the AWP Region of WCPT
316,439

Total number of physical therapist

456,198 members of MOs in WCPT Total number of practising
1,587,607 physical therapists in the world

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ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC | REGIONAL SNAPSHOT

Practising physical therapists per 10,000 population in the Asia Western Pacific Region of WCPT

The above map shows the number of practicing physical therapists per 10,000 of the population within the Asia Western Pacific Region of WCPT.

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ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC | REGIONAL SNAPSHOT
Member size Asia Western Pacific Region of WCPT
Saudi
Afghanistan
Arabia

Australia Singapore

Bahrain Sri Lanka

Bangladesh Taiwan

Cambodia Thailand

Fiji UAE

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Iran

Japan

Korea
(South)

Kuwait

Macau

Malaysia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

New Zealand

Pakistan

Philippines

The above diagram shows the relative size of member organisation for the Asia Western Pacific Region of WCPT. 4
ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC REGION
DIRECT ACCESS PRIVATE PRACTICE
Is there direct access in your country? Is private practice allowed in your country?

In the region 77% of respondents reported having no

legislation to prevent private practice.

In the region 50% of respondents reported that people are permitted to access physical
therapy services directly.

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 ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC REGION
REGISTRATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Do physical therapists need to register to practice in you country? Are physical therapist support personnel in your country?

In the region 82% of respondents reported that registration is required to practice. In the region 60% of respondents reported that support personnel are part of the
workforce.

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ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC REGION
EDUCATION STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Minimum level of entry level education In the region the Entry level Student organisation In the region 55%
minimum physical of respondents
therapy entry level report that a
education ranges Student
from diploma to organisation exists.
Bachelor degree.

Highest post professional degree program In the region the Educated for autonomous practice In the region 63%
highest post of respondents
professional degree report that
program ranges from students are
Bachelor degrees to educated for
Research and autonomous
Professional practice.
doctorates.

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DISCLAIMER
• In the making of this profile, data from the WCPT Country Profile 2017 was used. Data that was not available was
substituted with information from the WCPT Country Profiles 2015.

• Normally data in the WCPT Country Profile is submitted by the Member Organisations. Data on the size of the
Member Organisations came from all 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 2017

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