The following are among its principal findings.
There is a critical lack of capacity in a number of Commonwealth countries, many of which are rapidly urbanising and are among the most vulnerable. 6
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The Architects Council of Europe’s 2016 Sector Study has established a figure of 1 architects/1,000 head of population but this is somewhat distorted by Italy, with 2.6 architects/1,000 head of population: https://www.ace-cae.eu/ fileadmin/New_Upload/7._Publications/Sector_Study/2016_ V2/2016_EN_Full_021017.pdf http://www.oecd.org/about/membersandpartners/list-oecdmember-countries.htm
While no definitive benchmarks exist against which to assess the number of architects required6, figures from OECD7 countries including Australia (0.53), Canada (0.26), New Zealand (0.39) and the United Kingdom (0.58) suggest a ratio of between 0.26-0.58 (average 0.44) architects per 1,000 head of population. Survey results provide clear evidence of a critical lack of capacity is many parts of the Commonwealth, with ratios of 0.02 in Ghana and Bangladesh, 0.03 in Pakistan, 0.04 in Botswana, 0.05 in Sri Lanka, 0.06 in Malaysia and 0.07 in South Africa, ie indicating a significant shortfall in many countries of the Commonwealth which are also urbanising most rapidly. The situation in Uganda is even more acute, with only 178 registered architects in a country of over 43 million population, urbanising at a rate of over 5.3% per annum (ie 0.004 architects per 1,000 head of population).
Australia
Uganda 8
0.53 / 1000
1.37%
0.004 / 1000
5.30%
Architects per 1,000 of population
Architects per 1,000 of population
Rate of urbanisation
Rate of urbanisation Planning for Rapid Urbanisation