Osteopathy in Europe

Osteopathy in Europe

The Cyprus Association of Osteopaths is a member of Osteopathy Europe

Osteopathy Europe promotes standards, regulation and recognition for osteopaths in Europe. They represent osteopaths and osteopathic institutions in 23 countries in Europe and 3 outside Europe. The organisation is also a member of the Osteopathic International Alliance, the leading organisation for the advancement and unity of the global osteopathic profession

Osteopathy Regulation and Numbers in Europe

Osteopathy is a well-established profession around the world.

The following figures show how many practitioners there are in selected countries. Estimated ~ 79,302 osteopaths across Europe

Osteopathy is Regulated in the following countries:

🇨🇾 Cyprus

  • Registered osteopaths: ~18

🇩🇰 Denmark

  • Registered osteopaths: ~320

🇫🇮 Finland

  • Registered osteopaths: ~500

🇫🇷 France

  • Registered osteopaths: ~25,600 (note: other sources suggest ~31,000+)

🇮🇸 Iceland

  • Registered osteopaths: ~8

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein

  • Registered osteopaths: Data not specified in report

🇱🇺 Luxembourg

  • Registered osteopaths: ~250–300

🇲🇹 Malta

  • Registered osteopaths: ~26

🇳🇴 Norway

  • Registered osteopaths: ~500

🇵🇹 Portugal

  • Registered osteopaths: ~2,050

🇨🇭 Switzerland

  • Registered osteopaths: ~1,300

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

  • Registered osteopaths: ~5,500+ 

Osteopathy is NOT Regulated in the following countries:

🇩🇪 Germany

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~7,000 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇦🇹 Austria

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~600 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇧🇪 Belgium

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~1,539 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇪🇸 Spain

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~800 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇮🇹 Italy

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~6,000 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇮🇪 Ireland

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~120 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇵🇱 Poland

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~30 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~5 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇭🇺 Hungary

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~5 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇬🇷 Greece

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~40 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇷🇴 Romania

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~35 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇸🇮 Slovenia

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~2 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇭🇷 Croatia

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~2 (manual osteopath estimate)

🇸🇰 Slovakia

  • Estimated osteopaths: ~2 (manual osteopath estimate)
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