The document summarizes key findings from a survey of 72 WFOT Member Organizations on human resources data related to occupational therapy. Some key findings include: - A total of 417,235 occupational therapists were reported worldwide. - There were 773 WFOT-approved and 333 non-approved education programs. - On average, countries reported 0.9 occupational therapists per 10,000 people. - 83% of occupational therapists surveyed were female. - Mental health, dementia, older adults, and stroke rehabilitation were most commonly cited as experiencing labor shortages. - On average, 63% of occupational therapists worked in public services and 33% in non-public services. The

1. WFOT Human Resources Project 2014
Edited Version
(results listed in numeric order)
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2. This is an edited version of the Human Resources Project 2014. The full version is available from the WFOT
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Number of occupational therapists per 10,000 head of population
Number of students and graduates studying on WFOT Approved and Non Approved Education Programmes
Registration requirements to practise at a national and regional levels
Countries that require evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Numbers of occupational therapy assistants and qualifications to practise
Services that occupational therapy is provided
Areas with shortages of occupational therapists
Percentage of occupational therapists who work in public and non public funded services
Migration trends
WFOT Member Organisations that track the migration of occupational therapists educated in their country
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3. Number of WFOT Member Organisations surveyed = 73
Number of WFOT Member Organisations that responded = 72
Response rate = 99%
WFOT Member Organisations that responded; Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium,
Bermuda, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Republic of Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, The Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
WFOT Member Organisations that did not respond; Malta
Date questionnaire circulated: 15th October 2013
Data collection method - Excel Spreadsheet circulated by WFOT Secretariat by email
Compiled and designed by Ritchard Ledgerd, Programme Coordinator, Promotion and Development
Non WFOT Member Organisations that provided data about the number of practising occupational
therapists; Kosovo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia
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114240
**Kosovo
**Madagascar
**Rwanda
Seychelles
**Lesotho
**Zambia
**Malawi
Trinidad&Tobago
Turkey
Armenia
Bulgaria
Nigeria
Romania
Georgia
Bermuda
Russia
Mauritius
Namibia
Estonia
Macau
Tanzania
SriLanka
Cyprus
Palestine
Latvia
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Uganda
Tunisia
Iceland
Luxembourg
Panama
Croatia
Slovenia
Peru
Mexico
Jordan
Singapore
Kenya
Thailand
CzechRepublic
Indonesia
Ireland
Malaysia
Greece
Italy
HongKong
*Austria
Portugal
NewZealand
Venezuela
Finland
Iran
Switzerland
Taiwan
Philippines
India
Chile
Norway
Israel
Colombia
SouthAfrica
Netherlands
Spain
Argentina
Belgium
Denmark
RepublicofKorea
France
Sweden
Canada
Australia
Brazil
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Japan
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Number of practising occupational therapists
n = 78
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* total number of practising occupational therapists is not known by this association, the number shown
is the number of occupational therapists in the member association
** Non-WFOT Member Organisation

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153
Bangladesh
CzechRepublic
Estonia
Greece
Iceland
Indonesia
Italy
Latvia
Mauritius
Portugal
Russia
Singapore
Slovenia
SriLanka
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
Zimbabwe
HongKong
Kenya
Malaysia
Mexico
NewZealand
Pakistan
Palestine
Jordan
Spain
Switzerland
Venezuela
Ireland
Israel
Netherlands
Argentina
Chile
Norway
Philippines
Denmark
Finland
Taiwan
Brazil
Iran
RepublicofKorea
SouthAfrica
Sweden
Austria
Colombia
Canada
Belgium
France
India
Australia
UK
Germany
USA
Japan
Number of WFOT approved education programmes
n = 56
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59
Bulgaria
Colombia
Croatia
Georgia
Greece
Indonesia
Kenya
Panama
Peru
SriLanka
Thailand
Tunisia
India
Taiwan
Turkey
Armenia
CzechRepublic
Iran
Nigeria
Romania
Russia
Venezuela
Malaysia
Portugal
Mexico
Argentina
Italy
Chile
Spain
Philippines
Japan
Germany
RepublicofKorea
Brazil
Number of non approved WFOT education programmes
n = 34
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134
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263
312
315
330
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448
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526
600
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630
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850
850
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1758
1817
2080
2080
2100
2500
2700
3430
5200
5468
8081
8400
10089
23979
26200
47639
Turkey
Seychelles
Trinidad&Tobago
Romania
Armenia
Bulgaria
Bermuda
Nigeria
Pakistan
Georgia
Mauritius
Russia
Zimbabwe
Mexico
Namibia
Palestine
Panama
Estonia
Macau
Tanzania
Tunisia
SriLanka
Colombia
Luxembourg
Uganda
Cyprus
Latvia
Bangladesh
Greece
Peru
Croatia
Philippines
CzechRepublic
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Venezuela
Israel
Singapore
Iceland
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Jordan
Italy
Thailand
Malaysia
Ireland
Indonesia
Taiwan
Iran
HongKong
France
Kenya
Belgium
NewZealand
Austria*
Switzerland
Finland
SouthAfrica
Netherlands
India
RepublicofKorea
Norway
Australia
Canada
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
UnitedKingdom
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Japan
Number of occupational therapists who are members of their
national association
n = 72
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100
Uganda
Bangladesh
Kenya
SriLanka
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Japan
Taiwan
Greece
Macau
Tanzania
Bulgaria
India
Indonesia
Mauritius
Palestine
Peru
Philippines
HongKong
Iran
Seychelles
RepublicofKorea
Turkey
Belgium
Chile
Cyprus
Germany
Jordan
Singapore
Spain
France
Tunisia
Croatia
Mexico
Venezuela
Malaysia
Australia
Colombia
Georgia
Ireland
Israel
Russia
Thailand
Trinidad&Tobago
Norway
Canada
NewZealand
UnitedKingdom
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Bermuda
Namibia
Austria
Denmark
Netherlands
Pakistan
Panama
SouthAfrica
Sweden
Switzerland
Estonia
Argentina
Finland
Iceland
Latvia
Luxembourg
Portugal
Slovenia
Armenia
Brazil
CzechRepublic
Romania
Percentage of occupational therapists in WFOT Member Organisations
who are female
n = 71
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Countries where occupational therapy is recognised as a shortage profession

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SUMMARY
Information was collated from 72 WFOT Member Organisations (99% of those surveyed)
The numbers below reflect the responses provided to WFOT from countries that responded to this project and
collate this data.
Total number of practising occupational therapists = 417,235
Total number of WFOT Approved Education Programmes = 773
Total number of non WFOT Approved Education Programmes = 333
Number of occupational therapists per 10,000 head of population = median 0.9, mean 2
Number of occupational therapy assistants = 49,628
Percentage of occupational therapists that are female = 83%
Average percentage of occupational therapists working in government/public funded posts = 63%
Average percentage of occupational therapists working in non government/public funded posts = 33%
Most frequently cited specialities experiencing labour shortages by WFOT Member Organisations;
Mental Health (23), Dementia (13), Older People (11), Stroke Rehabilitation (10)

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CAUTIONS
Not all organisations collate data that was requested for this project.
Missing data should not be interpreted as being not applicable; in some instances the information
is not known or unable to be provided.
The Human Resources Project was circulated in English and also in Spanish to Spanish speaking countries.
All responses were requested in English and therefore reliant on accurate translations by Member
Organisation.
Each slide shows the responses that were received from each WFOT Member Organisation or the
WFOT Delegate.
Figures shown may be approximate versus an exact number.
Slides 31 and 32 required Member Organisations to provide responses expressed as a percentage.
Not all combined responses equal 100%
2013 population data sourced from www.indexmundi.com

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Additional reading and supporting information
Please refer to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) website www.wfot.org
"Resource Centre" to access supporting documentation:
WFOT Position Statement - Recruiting Occupational Therapists from International Communities
(2014)
Working as an occupational therapist in another country (2013)
Results from previous surveys are also available on the website
GRATEFUL THANKS TO ALL DELEGATES, ALTERNATES AND MEMBER ORGANISATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED
IN THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT