> What's a chartered engineer?

Someone who has spent at least 5 years (usually) in an Engineering job, then 
got professional membership with an accredited Engineering organisation. 
This usually involves writing a report of what Engineering stuff you've done 
in your job and passing an interview.  Needless to say, Chartered Engineers 
are "proper" Engineers, which is why it is a requirement for many jobs at 
senior level, especially in safety critical industries like structural and 
aeronautical engineering.

> And how do you know how many there are?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartered_Engineer_%28UK%29

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