Hospital beds in Croatia

Croatia had 558 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2009.

Measure: Hospital beds Unit: Beds per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1993 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Croatia, 2024 558 Beds per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −7per 100,000 people 2023: 565 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 10th of 34 See the full ranking

Hospital beds in Croatia 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 CroatiaEuropean Union
2024 558 per 100,000 people 507 per 100,000 people
2023 565 per 100,000 people 511 per 100,000 people
2022 584 per 100,000 people 517 per 100,000 people
2021 578 per 100,000 people 525 per 100,000 people
2020 586 per 100,000 people 528 per 100,000 people
2019 583 per 100,000 people 532 per 100,000 people
2018 575 per 100,000 people 539 per 100,000 people
2017 565 per 100,000 people 543 per 100,000 people
2016 558 per 100,000 people 546 per 100,000 people
2015 563 per 100,000 people 550 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 596 per 100,000 people 553 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 589 per 100,000 people 557 per 100,000 people
2012 590 per 100,000 people 562 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 595 per 100,000 people 567 per 100,000 people
2010 578 per 100,000 people 574 per 100,000 people
2009 553 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) 582 per 100,000 people
2008 563 per 100,000 people –
2007 565 per 100,000 people –
2006 562 per 100,000 people –
2005 562 per 100,000 people –
2004 570 per 100,000 people –
2003 579 per 100,000 people –
2002 585 per 100,000 people –
2001 619 per 100,000 people –

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −7 from 565 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 596 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −38.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2024, Croatia has the 10th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 507 per 100,000 people.

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
1993 to 2024 for Croatia
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat