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Hospital beds in Austria

Austria had 655 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Hospital beds Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1985 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Austria, 2024 655 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 −5per 100,000 people 2023: 660 per 100,000 people

European Union, 2024 507 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 423 per 100,000 people Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2024 5th of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Austria over time

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Beds per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Hospital beds (beds per 100,000 inhabitants), 2001 to 2024
Period	Austria	European Union
2024	655 per 100,000 people	507 per 100,000 people
2023	660 per 100,000 people	511 per 100,000 people
2022	672 per 100,000 people	517 per 100,000 people
2021	691 per 100,000 people	525 per 100,000 people
2020	705 per 100,000 people	528 per 100,000 people
2019	719 per 100,000 people	532 per 100,000 people
2018	727 per 100,000 people	539 per 100,000 people
2017	737 per 100,000 people	543 per 100,000 people
2016	742 per 100,000 people	546 per 100,000 people
2015	754 per 100,000 people	550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014	758 per 100,000 people	553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013	764 per 100,000 people	557 per 100,000 people
2012	767 per 100,000 people	562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011	768 per 100,000 people	567 per 100,000 people
2010	765 per 100,000 people	574 per 100,000 people
2009	768 per 100,000 people	582 per 100,000 people
2008	769 per 100,000 people	–
2007	775 per 100,000 people	–
2006	766 per 100,000 people	–
2005	769 per 100,000 people	–
2004	773 per 100,000 people	–
2003	773 per 100,000 people	–
2002	781 per 100,000 people	–
2001	785 per 100,000 people	–

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In short

That is a change of −5 from 660 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 758 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −103.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the 5th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.

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All statistics for Austria

Practising physicians 577 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Hospital beds 6.7 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 82.1 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 68.5% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 11.9%p 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_rs_bds1 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A unit=P_HTHAB facility=HBEDT hlthcare=TOTAL
Observation period: 1985 to 2024 for Austria
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Austria compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 34 countries with a value for 2024.

2 Germany 759 per 100,000 people
3 Romania 731 per 100,000 people
4 Moldova 709 per 100,000 people
5 Austria 655 per 100,000 people
6 Czechia 639 per 100,000 people
7 Hungary 637 per 100,000 people
8 Poland 627 per 100,000 people

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What this measures

Available beds in all hospitals (HP.1), including curative, rehabilitative, long-term and psychiatric care beds, per 100,000 inhabitants.

Population covered: Total population

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